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THE  DIARY 


SAMUEL  PEPYS 


With  selections  from  his  corresjKndence,  and  an 
introduction  to  each  volume 


BY 

Pkof.  henry  morley,  ll.  d. 


TEN  VOLUMES  IN  FIVE 

VOL.   I 


NEW  YORK 

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INTRODUCTION. 


Samuel  Pepys  was  bom  on  the  23rd  of  February, 
1633,  the  son  of  a  tailor.  He  went  to  school  for 
a  little  while  at  Huntingdon,  then  at  St.  Paul's,  in 
London,  and  from  St.  Paul's  School  went,  as  a  sizar, 
to  Trinity  College,  Cambridge,  becoming  not  long 
afterwards  a  pensioner  at  Magdalene.  He  ob- 
tained at  College  a  scholarship,  and  also  a  public 
rebuke  for  indulgence  in  wine.  At  the  age  of 
twenty-two,  Samuel  Pepys  married  a  beautiful 
girl  of  fifteen,  the  daughter  of  a  poor  Huguenot 
refugee. 

There  was  an  old  family  relation  between  Samuel 
Pepys  and  Sir  Edward  Montagu,  aftei-wards  Earl 
of  Sandwich  ;  Montagu's  mother  having  married 
Pepys's  grandfather.     Sir  Edward  Montagu,  there- 


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6  INTEODUCTION. 

fore,  gave  the  young  husband  employment  in  his 
household.  Montagu,  eight  years  older  than  Pepys, 
was  a  sailor  who,  under  the  Commonwealth,  had 
served  with  Blake  in  the  Mediterranean,  and  had 
commanded  a  fleet  in  the  North  Sea.  It  was  he 
also  who  at  the  Restoration  brought  Charles  the 
Second  to  England.  He  was  still  serving  the 
Commonwealth  when  he  befriended  Pepys,  and 
obtained  for  him  employment  as  a  clerk  in  the 
Army  Pay  Offica 

This  was  Samuel  Pepys's  position,  and  his  home, 
in  Axe  Yard,  Westminster,  was  but  a  poor  one, 
when  he  began,  in  January,  16G0,  to  keep  in  cipher 
his  delightful  Diary,  which  is  of  equal  interest  as  a 
f  i-ank  revelation  of  his  personal  weaknesses  (not  by 
any  means  intended  for  the  public  eye),  and  as  a 
register  of  many  details  that,  however  trivial  and 
amusing,  are  of  great  historical  and  literary  value. 
In  March,  1 660,  Pepys's  friend  Montagu  made  him 
Secretary  to  the  Generals  at  sea.  In  .Tnne,  Montagti 


INTBODUCTION.  7 

secured  for  him  the  office  of  Clerk  of  the  Acts 
of  the  Navy.  He  had  to  pay  to  his  predecessor  an 
annuity  of  nearly  the  whole  of  the  original  salary, 
but  the  original  salary  wjis  trebled.  Pepys  had 
secured  the  goodwill  of  the  King's  brother,  the 
Duke  of  York.  In  July  he  became  Clerk  of  the 
Privy  Seal,  with  substantial  fees,  and  proceeded  to 
his  degree  of  M.A.  at  Cambridge.  Two  months 
later  he  was  a  Justice  of  the  Peace,  and  had  estab- 
lished himself  in  a  house  in  Seething  Lane.  Other 
offices  were  entrusted  to  him.  He  prospered  by 
the  goodwill  of  the  Duke  of  York,  and  of  Edward 
Montagu,  who  had  become  after  the  Restoration 
Earl  of  Sandwich  ;  and  in  his  public  life  he  secured 
good  offices  by  deserving  them,  for,  with  all  his 
whims  and  weaknesses,  Pepys  was  a  man  who  did 
his  work.  The  Duke  of  York  cared  really  about 
the  Navy,  and  found  in  Pepys  u  faithful  and 
efficient  servant 

In  March,  1665,  Pepys  was  made  IVeasurer  to 


8  INTEODUOTION. 

the  Tangier  Commission,  and  had  the  contract  for 
victualling  the  garrison.  In  the  plague  year,  1665, 
Pepys  was  the  only  man  in  the  Navy  Office  who 
stayed  in  London  by  his  work,  and  did  duty  for 
other  men,  besides  his  own.  In  the  next  year, 
during  the  Fire  of  London,  he  was  full  of  serviceable 
energy.  Weakness  of  sight  caused  Pepys  to  cease 
keeping  his  Diary  on  the  31st  May,  1669.  It 
extends,  therefore,  over  a  little  more  than  nine 
years;  begun  when  he  was  about  twenty-seven 
years  old,  and  finished  when  his  age  was  thirty- 
six.     But  he  lived  on  to  the  age  of  seventy. 

Within  a  year  after  the  discontinuance  of 
Pepys's  Diary  his  wife  died.  Two  years  later, 
in  1672,  he  was  made  Secretary  to  the  Admiralty. 
In  1673  he  first  entered  Parliament.  As  a 
^  favourite  of  James  he  fell  into  trouble  now  and 
then,  through  accusations  by  the  Protestants,  and 
he  vas  sent  to  the  Tower  £is  a  Papist  in  1679, 
accused  of  secret  correspondence  with  France.     In 


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INTBODUCTION ,  9 

spite  of  all  eudeavours  to  sustain  the  accusations 
they  broke  down,  and  he  was  released  in  February, 
1680.  In  1684  Samuel  Pepys  was  elected  Presi- 
dent of  the  Royal  Society.  At  the  Revolution 
Pepys  lost  his  offices;  and  he  had  lost  much  of 
his  acquired  wealth  when  he  died,  on  the  26th  of 
May,  1703,  and  was  buried  by  his  wife's  side  in 
Stu  Olave's,  Crutched  Friars.  He  left  his  books 
and  papers  to  Magdalene  College,  Cambridge. 

H.  M 


> 


PEEFACE   TO   THE   ORIGINAL 
EDITION. 


In  ffabmitting  the  following  pages  to  the  public,  I  feel 
tliat  it  is  incumbent  upon  me  to  explain  by  wlint 
circumstances  the  materials  from  which  the  work  lias 
been  compiled  were  placed  at  my  disposal.  The 
original  Diary,  comprehending  six  volumes,  closely 
written  in  shorthand  by  Mr.  Pepys  himself,  belonged 
to  the  valuable  collection  of  books  and  prints,  be- 
queathed by  him  to  Magdalene  College,  Cambridge, 
and  had  remained  there  unexamined,  till  the  appoint- 
ment of  my  brotlier,  tlie  present  Master,  under  whose 
auspices  the  MS.  was  deciphered  by  Mr.  Jolm  Smith, 
with  a  view  to  its  publication. 

My  brother's  time,  however,  being  too  mtich  en- 
grossed by  more  important  duties  to  admit  of  his 
t-diting  the  work,  the  task  of  preparing  it  for  the  press 
was  undertaken  by  me  at  his  request. 

The  Diary  commences  January  1st,  1659-60,  and  after 
Ijeing  regularly  kept  for  ten  years,  it  is  brouglit  to  a 
sudden  conclusion,  owing  to  the  weak  state  of  Mr. 
Pepys's  eyes,  which  precluded  him  from  coutiiiuing  or 


12  PBEFACE   TO  TUB   OSIOINAL  EDITION. 

resuming  the  occupation.  As  he  was  in  the  habit  of 
recording  the  most  trifling  occurrences  of  his  life,  it 
became  absolutely  necessary  to  curtail  the  MS. 
materially,  and  in  many  instances  to  condense  the 
matter ;  but  the  greatest  care  has  been  taken  to  pre- 
serve the  original  meaning,  without  making  a  single 
addition,  excepting  where  from  the  shorthand  being  de- 
fective, some  alteration  appeared  absolutely  necessary. 
It  may  be  objected  by  those  who  are  not  aware  how 
little  is  known  from  authentic  sources  of  the  history  of 
the  stage  about  the  period  of  the  Restoration,  that  the 
notices  of  theatrical  performances  occur  too  frequently ; 
but  as  many  of  the  incidents  recorded  connected  with 
this  subject  are  not  to  be  met  with  elsewhere,  I 
thought  myself  justified  in  retaining  them,  at  the  risk 
of  fatiguing  those  readers  who  have  no  taste  for  the 
concerns  of  the  Drama.  The  general  details  may  also, 
in  some  instances,  even  in  their  abridged  form,  be 
considered  as  too  minute  ;  nor  is  it  an  easy  task,  in  an 
undertaking  of  this  sort,  to  please  everybody's  taste : 
my  principal  study  in  making  the  selection,  however, 
has  been  to  omit  nothing  of  public  interest ;  and  to 
introduce,  at  the  same  time,  a  great  variety  of  other 
topics,  less  important,  perhaps,  but  tending  in  some 
degree  to  illustrate  the  manners  and  habits  of  the  age. 
In  justice  to  Mr.  Pepys's  literary  reputation,  the 
reader  is  forewarned  that  he  is  not  to  expect  to  find  in 
the  Diary  accuracy  of  style  or  finished  composition. 


PSEFACE   TO  THE  OBIOIMAL  EDITIOK.  13 

He  slionld  rather  consider  the  work  as  a  coUecl.on  of 
reminiscences  hastily  thrown  together  at  the  end  of 
each  succeeding  day,  for  the  exclusive  perusal  of  the 
author. 

The  Journal  contains  the  most  unquestionable 
evidences  of  veracity ;  and,  as  the  writer  made  no 
scruple  of  committing  his  most  secret  thoughts  to 
paper,  encouraged  no  doubt  by  the  confidence  which  he 
derived  from  the  use  of  shorthand,  perhaps  there  never 
was  a  publication  more  implicitly  to  be  relied  upon 
for  the  authenticity  of  its  statements  and  the  exactness 
with  which  every  fact  is  detailed.  Upon  this  point,  I 
can  venture  to  speak  with  the  less  hesitation,  having, 
in  preparing  the  sheets  for  the  press,  had  occasion  to 
compare  many  parts  of  the  Diary  with  different 
accounts  of  the  same  transactions  recorded  elsewhere ; 
and  in  no  instance  could  I  detect  any  material  error  or 
wilful  misrepresentation. 

In  justice  to  the  Reverend  John  Smith  (with  whom 
I  am  not  personally  acquainted),  it  may  be  added  that 
he  appears  to  have  performed  the  task  allotted  to  him, 
of  deciphering  the  shorthand  Diary,  with  diligence 
and  fidelity,  and  to  have  spared  neither  time  nor 
trouble  in  tlie  undertaking. 

The  best  account  of  Mr.  Pepys  occurs  in  the  supple- 
ment to  "Collier's  Historical  Dictionary,"  published 
soon  after  his  death,  and  written,  as  I  have  reason  to 
believe,  by  his  relative  Roger  Gale.     Some  particnlarfl 


14  PREFACE   TO  THE   OEIGINAL  EDITION. 

may  also  be  obtained  from  Knight's  "  Life  of  Dean 

Colet ;  "      Chalmers's     "  Biographical     Dictionary ;  " 

Cole's  MSS.  in  the  British  Museum ;    the  MSS.  in  the 

Bodleian  and  Pepysian  Libraries,  and  the  "  Cockerell 

Papers." 

Bbatbrooke. 

Audley  End,  May  14,  1825. 


Pepys's  Diary. 

1660-1661. 


1659-60.  Blessed  bo  God,  at  the  eud  of  the  last 
year  I  was  in  very  good  health,  without  auy  sense  of 
my  old  pain,  but  upon  taking  of  cold.  I  lived  in  Axe 
Yard,  having  my  wife  and  servant  Jane,  and  no  other 
in  family  tlian  us  three. 

The  condition  of  the  State  was  thus :  viz.,  the  Rump, 
after  being  disturbed  by  my  Lord  Lambert,  was 
lately  returned  to  sit  again.  The  officers  of  the  Army 
all  forced  to  yield.  Lawson  lies  stiU  in  the  river,  and 
Mgnk  is  with  his  army  in  Scotland.  Only  my  Lord 
Lainbert  is  not  yet  come  into  the  Parliament,  nor  is  it 
exi>ected  that  he  will  without  being  forced  to  it.  The 
new  Common  Council  of  the  City  do  speak  very  higli ; 
and  had  sent  to  Monk,  their  sword-bearer,  to  acquaint 
him  with  their  desires  for  a  free  and  fuU  Parliament, 
whicli  is  at  present  the  desires,  and  the  hopes,  and  the 
expectations  of  all.  Twenty-two  of  the  old  secluded 
members  having  been  at  tlie  House-door  the  I.i^t  week 
to  demand  entrance,  but  it  was  denied  them;  und  it  is 
believed  that  neither  they  nor  the  people  will  be 
satisfied  till   the  House  be  filled.      My  own   private 


16  PEPYS'S   DIAEY.  ( January, 

condition  very  handsome,  and  esteemed  rich,  btit 
indeed  very  poor ;  besides  my  goods  of  my  house,  and 
my  office,  which  at  present  is  somewhat  certain.  Mr. 
Downing  master  of  my  office. 

Jan.  1  (Lord's  day).  This  morning  (we  living  lately 
in  the  garret)  I  rose,  put  on  my  suit  with  great 
skirts,  having  not  lately  worn  any  other  clothes  bu^ 
them.  "Went  to  Mr.  Gunning's  chapel  at  Exeter 
House,  where  he  made  a  very  good  sermon  upon  these 
words: — "That  in  the  fulness  of  time  God  sent  His 
Son,  made  of  a  woman,"  &c. ;  showing,  that,  by 
"made  under  the  law,"  is  meant  the  circumcision, 
which  is  solemnised  this  day.  Dined  at  home  in  the 
garret,  where  my  wife  dressed  the  remains  of  a  turkey, 
and  in  the  doing  of  it  she  burned  her  hand.  I  stayed 
at  home  the  whole  afternoon,  looking  over  my 
accounts ;  then  went  with  my  wife  to  ray  father's,  and 
in  going  observed  the  great  posts  which  the  City  work- 
men set  up  at  the  Conduit  in  Fleet  Street. 

2nd.  Walked  a  great  while  in  Westminster  Hall, 
where  I  heard  that  Lambert  was  coming  up  to  London ; 
that  my  Lord  Fairfax  was  in  the  head  of  the  Irish 
brigade,  but  it  was  not  certain  what  he  would  declare 
for.  The  House  was  to-day  upon  finishing  tho  act  for 
the  Council  of  State,  which  they  did;  and  for  the 
indemnity  to  the  soldiers ;  and  were  to  sit  again  there- 
upon in  the  afternoon.  Great  talk  that  many  places 
had  declared  for  a  free  Parliament ;    and  it  is  believed 


1660.]  PEPYS'S   DIAEY.  17 

that  they  will  be  forced  to  fill  up  the  House  with  the 
old  members.  From  the  Hall  I  called  at  home,  and  so 
went  to  Mr.  Crewe's  (my  wife  she  was  to  go  to  her 
father's),  and  Mr.  Moore  and  I  and  another  gentle- 
man went  out  and  drank  a  cup  of  ale  together  in  the 
new  market,  and  there  I  ate  some  bread  and  cheese  for 
my  dinner. 

3rd.  To  Whitehall,  where  I  understood  that  the 
Parliament  had  passed  the  act  for  indemnity  for  the 
soldiers  and  officers  that  would  come  in,  in  so  many 
duys,  and  that  my  Lord  Lambert  should  have  benefit 
of  the  said  act.  They  had  also  voted  that  all  vacancies 
in  the  House,  by  the  death  of  any  of  the  old  members, 
should  be  filled  up ;  but  those  that  are  living  shall  not 
be  called  in. 

4th.  Strange  the  difference  of  men's  talk !  Some  say 
that  Lambert  must  of  necessity  yield  up ;  others,  that 
he  is  very  strong,  and  that  the  Fifth  Monarchy-men 
will  stick  to  him,  if  he  declares  for  a  free  Parliament. 
Chillington  was  sent  yesterday  to  him  with  the  vote  of 
pardon  and  indemnity  from  the  Parliament.  Went  and 
walked  in  the  HaU,  where  I  heard  that  the  Parliament 
spent  this  day  in  fasting  and  prayer ;  and  in  the  after- 
noon came  letters  from  the  North,  that  brought  certain 
news  that  my  Lord  Lambert  his  forces  were  all  forsak- 
ing him,  and  that  he  was  left  with  only  ^ty  horse,  and 
that  he  did  now  declare  for  the  Parliament  himself ;  and 
that  my  Lord  Fairfax  did  also  rest  satisfied,  and  bad  laid 


18  PEPTS'S   DIAAT.  [January. 

down  his  arms,  and  that  w]iat  he  had  done  was  only 
to  secure  the  country  against  my  Lord  Lambert,  his 
raising  of  money,  and  free  quarter. 

6th.  I  dined  with  Mr.  Shepley,  at  my  Lord's  lodgings, 
upon  his  turkey-pie.  And  so  to  my  office  again ;  where 
the  Excise  money  was  brought,  and  some  of  it  told  to 
soldiers  till  it  was  dark.  Then  I  went  home,  after 
writing  to  my  Lord  the  news  that  the  Parliament  had 
this  night  voted  that  the  members  that  were  discharged 
from  sitting  in  the  years  1648  and  1649  were  duly 
discharged;  and  that  there  sliould  be  writs  issued 
presently  for  the  calling  of  others  in  their  places,  and 
that  Monk  and  Fairfax  were  commanded  up  to  town, 
and  that  the  Prince's  lodgings  were  to  be  provided  for 
Monk  at  Wliitehall.  Mr.  Page  and  I  did  discourse 
concerning  public  business :  and  he  told  me  it  is  true 
the  City  had  not  time  enough  to  do  much,  but  they  had 
resolved  to  shake  off  the  soldiers ;  and  that  unless  there 
be  a  free  Parliament  chosen,  he  did  believe  there  are 
half  the  Common  Council  will  not  levy  any  money  by 
order  of  this  Parliament. 

6th.  This  morning  Mr.  Shepley  and  I  did  eat  our 
breakfast  at  Mrs.  Harper's  (my  brother  Joliu  being 
with  me),  upon  a  cold  turkey-pie  and  a  goose. 

9th.  1  rose  early  this  morning,  and  looked  over  and 
corrected  my*  brother  John's  speech,  which  he  is  to 
make  the  next  opposition.  I  met  with  W.  Simons, 
Muddinijui,  and  Jack  Price,  and  weLt  with  them  to 


IflWil  PEPTS'S  DIAET.  19 

Harper's,  aud  stayed  till  two  of  the  clock  in  /he  after- 
noon. I  found  Muddiman  a  good  scholar,  an  arcli 
rogae ;  and  owns  that  thongh  he  writes  new  books  for 
the  Parliament,  yet  he  did  declare  that  he  did  it  only 
to  get  money;  and  did  talk  very  basely  of  many  of 
them.  Among  other  things,  W.  Simons  told  me  how 
liis  uncle  ScobeU  was  on  Saturday  last  called  to  the 
bar,  for  entering  in  the  journal  of  the  House,  for  the 
year  1653,  these  words :  "  This  day  his  Excellence  the 
Lord  G.  Cromwell  dissolved  this  House;"  which 
words  the  Parliament  voted  a  forgery,  and  demanded 
of  him  how  they  came  to  be  entered.  He  said  that 
they  were  his  own  handwriting,  and  that  he  did  it  by 
rights  of  his  office  and  the  practice  of  his  predecessor ; 
and  that  the  intent  of  the  practice  was  to  let  posterity 
know  how  such  and  such  a  Parliament  was  dissolved, 
whether  by  the  command  of  the  King,  or  by  their  own 
neglect,  as  the  last  House  of  Lords  was ;  aud  that  to 
this  end  he  had  said  and  writ  that  it  was  dissolved  by 
his  Excellence  the  Lord  G. ;  and  that  for  the  word 
dissolved  he  never  at  the  time  did  hear  of  any  other 
term ;  and  desired  partlon  if  he  would  not  dare  to  make 
a  word  himself  what  it  was  six  years  after,  before  they 
came  themselves  to  call  it  an  interruption ;  that  they 
were  so  little  satisfied  with  this  answer,  that  they  did 
choose  a  committee  to  report  to  the  House  whether  this 
crime  of  Mr.  Scobell's  did  come  witliin  the  act  of 
indemnity  or  no.     Thence  into  the  T[all,  where  I  heard 


20  PEPYS'S   DIARY.  [January, 

for  certain  that  Monk  was  coming  to  Lojdon,  and  that 
Bradshaw's  lodgings  were  preparing  for  him.  I  heard 
Sir  H.  Yane  was  this  day  voted  out  of  the  House,  and 
to  sit  no  more  there ;  and  that  he  would  retire  himself 
to  his  house  at  Raby,  as  also  all  the  rest  of  the  nine 
oflScers  that  had  their  commissions  formerly  taken  away 
from  them,  were  commanded  to  their  furthest  houses 
from  London  during  the  pleasure  of  the  Parliament. 

10th.  To  the  Coffee-house,  where  were  a  great 
confluence  of  gentlemen,  viz.,  Mr.  Harrington,  Poultny, 
chairman,  Gold,  Dr.  Petty,  &c.,  where  admirable  dis- 
course till  9  at  night.  Thence  with  Doling  to  Mother 
Lam's,  who  told  me  how  this  day  Scott  was  made 
Intelligencer,  and  that  the  rest  of  the  members  that 
were  objected  against  last  night  were  to  be  heard  this 
day  se'nnight. 

13th.  Coming  in  the  morning  to  my  office,  I  met 
with  Mr.  Fage  and  took  him  to  the  Swan.  He  told  me 
how  he,  Haselrigge,  and  Morley  the  last  night  began 
at  my  Lord  Mayor's  to  exclaim  against  the  City  of 
London,  saying  that  they  had  forfeited  their  charter. 
And  how  the  Chamberlain  of  the  City  did  take  them 
down,  letting  them  know  how  much  they  were  formerly 
beholding  to  the  City,  &c.  He  also  told  me  that  Monk's 
letter  that  came  by  the  sword-bearer  was  a  cunning 
piece,  and  that  which  they  did  not  much  trust  to; 
but  they  were  resolved  to  make  no  more  applications 
to  the  Parliament,  nor  to  pay  any  money,  unless  the 


1660.]  PEPYS'S  DIABY.  21 

secluded  members  be  brought  in,  or  a  fra  Parliament 
chosen. 

16th.  In  the  morning  I  went  up  to  Mr.  Crewe's,  who 
did  talk  to  me  concerning  things  of  State,  and  expressed 
his  mind  how  just  it  was  that  the  secluded  members 
should  come  to  sit  again.  From  thence  to  my  office, 
wliere  nothing  to  do;  but  Mr.  Downing  came  and 
found  me  all  alone ;  and  did  mention  to  me  his  going 
back  into  Holland,  and  did  ask  me  whether  I  would  go 
or  no,  but  gave  me  little  encouragement,  but  bid  me 
consider  of  it ;  and  asked  me  whether  I  did  not  think 
that  Mr.  Hawley  could  perform  the  work  of  my  office 
alone.  I  confess  I  was  at  a  great  loss,  aU  the  day  after, 
to  bethink  myself  how  to  carry  this  business.  I  stayed 
up  till  the  beU-man  came  by  with  liis  bell  just  under 
my  window  as  I  was  writing  of  this  very  line,  and  cried, 
"Past  one  of  the  clock,  and  a  cold,  frosty,  windy 
morning." 

17th.  In  our  way  to  Kensington  we  understood  how 
that  my  Lord  Chesterfield  had  killed  another  gentleman 
about  half  an  hour  before,  and  was  fled.  I  went  to  the 
Coffee  Club  and  heard  very  good  discourse ;  it  was  in 
answer  to  Mr.  Harrington's  answer,  who  said  that  the 
state  of  the  Roman  government  was  not  a  settled 
government,  and  so  it  was  no  wonder  that  the  balance 
of  prosperity  was  in  one  hand,  and  the  command  in 
another,  it  being  therefore  always  in  a  posture  of  war ; 
but  it  was  carried  by  ballot  that  it  was  a  steadj  govern- 


22  PEPTS'S   DIAEY.  [January, 

ment,  though  it  is  true  by  the  voices  it  had  been  carried 
before  that  it  was  an  unsteady  government;  so  to- 
morrow it  is  to  be  proved  by  the  opponents  that  the 
balance  lay  in  one  hand,  and  the  government  in  another. 
Tlience  I  went  to  "Westminster,  and  met  Shaw  and 
Washington,  who  told  me  how  this  day  Sydenham  was 
voted  out  of  the  House  for  sitting  any  more  this 
Parliament,  and  that  Salloway  was  voted  out  likewise 
and  sent  to  the  Tower,  during  the  pleasure  of  the 
House.  At  Harper's  Jack  Price  told  me,  among  other 
things,  how  much  the  Protector  is  altered,  tliough  he 
would  seem  to  bear  out  his  trouble  very  well,  yet  he  is 
scarce  able  to  talk  sense  with  a  man ;  and  how  he  wiU 
say  that,  "  Who  should  a  man  trust,  if  he  may  not  trust 
to  a  brother  and  an  uncle?"  and  "how  much  those 
men  have  to  answer  before  God  Almighty  for  theii 
playing  the  knave  with  him  as  they  did."  He  told  me 
also  that  there  was  £100,000  offered,  and  would  have 
been  taken,  for  his  restitution,  had  not  tlio  Parliament 
come  in  as  they  did  again ;  and  that  he  do  believe  that 
the  Protector  will  live  to  give  a  testimony  of  his 
valour  and  revenge  yet  before  he  dies,  and  that  the 
Protector  will  say  so  himseK  sometimes. 

18th.  All  the  world  is  at  a  loss  to  think  what  Monk 
will  do  :  the  City  saying  that  he  will  be  for  them,  and 
the  Parliament  saying  he  will  be  for  them. 

19th.  This  morning  I  was  sent  for  to  Mr.  Downing, 
and  at  Ids  bedside  he  told  me  that  he  had  a  kindness 


1660.]  PEPYS'S   IIABY.  23 

for  me,  and  that  he  thought  that  he  had  done  me  cue ; 
and  that  was,  that  he  had  got  me  to  be  one  of  the 
Clerks  of  the  Council ;  at  which  I  was  a  little  stumbled, 
and  could  not  tell  what  to  do,  whether  to  thank  him  or 
no;  but  by-and-by  I  did,  but  not  very  heartily,  for  I 
feared  that  his  doing  of  it  was  only  to  ease  liimself  of 
the  salary  which  he  gives  me.  Mr.  Moore  and  I  went 
to  the  French  ordinary,  where  Mr.  Downing  this  day 
feasted  Sir  Arth.  Haselrigge,  and  a  great  many  moro 
of  the  Parliament,  and  did  stay  to  put  him  in  mind  of 
me.  Here  he  gave  me  a  note  to  go  and  invite  some 
other  members  to  dinner  to-morrow.  So  I  went  to 
Whiteliall,  and  did  stay  at  Marsh's  with  Simons, 
Luellin,  and  all  the  rest  of  the  Clerks  of  the  Council, 
who  I  hear  are  all  turned  out,  only  the  two  Leighs,  and 
they  do  all  tell  me  that  my  name  was  mentioned  last 
night,  but  that  nothing  was  done  in  it. 

20th.  In  the  morning  I  met  Lord  Widdrington  in  the 
street,  going  to  seal  the  patents  for  the  Judges  to-day, 
and  so  could  not  come  to  dinner.  This  day  throe 
citizens  of  London  went  to  meet  Monk  from  the 
Common  Council.  Received  my  £25  due  by  bill  for 
my  trooper's  pay.  At  the  Mitre,  in  Fleet  Street,  in 
our  way  calling  on  Mr.  Fage,  who  told  me  how  the 
City  have  some  hopes  of  Monk.  This  day  Lenthall 
took  his  chair  again,  and  the  House  resolved  a  declara- 
tion to  be  brought  in  on  MoncUy  to  satisfy  the  world 
what  they  intend  to  do. 


24  PEPYS'S  DIABY.  [January, 

22nd.  To  church  in  the  afternoon  to  Mr.  Herring, 
where  a  lazy  poor  sermon.  This  day  I  began  to  put  on 
buckles  to  my  shoes. 

23rd.  This  day  the  Parliament  sat  late,  and  resolved 
of  the  declaration  to  be  printed  for  the  people's  satis- 
faction, promising  them  a  great  many  good  things. 

24th,  Came  Mr.  Southeme,  clerk  to  Mr.  Blackbume, 
and  with  him  Lambert,  lieutenant  of  my  Lord's  ship, 
and  brought  with  them  the  declaration  that  came  out 
to-day  from  the  Parliament,  wherein  they  declare  for 
law  and  gospel,  and  for  tithes;  but  I  do  not  find 
people  apt  to  believe  them.  This  day  the  Parliament 
gave  orders  that  the  late  Committee  of  Safety  should 
come  before  them  this  day  se'nnight,  and  all  their 
papers,  and  their  model  of  Government  that  they  had 
made,  to  be  brought  in  with  them. 

25th.  Coming  home  heard  that  in  Cheapside  there 
had  been  but  a  little  before  a  gibbet  set  up,  and  the 
picture  of  Huson  hung  upon  it  in  the  middle  of  the 
street.  I  called  at  Paul's  Churchyard,  where  I  bought 
Buxtorf 's  Hebrew  Grammar,  and  read  a  declaration  of 
the  gentlemen  of  Northampton  which  came  out  this 
afternoon. 

26th.  Called  for  some  papers  at  Whitehall  for 
Mr.  Downing,  one  of  which  was  an  order  of  the 
Council  for  £1,800  per  annum,  to  be  paid  monthly,  and 
the  other  two  orders  to  the  Commissioners  of  Customs 
to  let  his  goods  pass  free.     Home  from  my  office  to  my 


IflSal  PEPTS'S  DIARY.  25 

Lord's  lodgings,  where  my  wife  had  got  ready  a  rery 
fine  dinner — viz.,  a  dish  of  marrow-bones;  a  leg  of 
mutton ;  a  loin  of  veal ;  a  dish  of  fowl,  three  pullets, 
and  a  dozen  of  larks  all  in  a  dish ;  a  great  tart,  a  neat's 
tongue,  a  dish  of  anchovies;  a  dish  of  prawns  and 
cheese.  My  company  was  my  father,  my  uncle  Fenner, 
his  two  sons,  Mr.  Pierce,  and  all  their  wives,  and  my 
brother  Tom.  The  news  this  day  is  a  letter  that  speaks 
absolutely  Monk's  concurrence  with  this  Parliament, 
and  nothing  else,  which  yet  I  hardly  believe. 

28th.  I  went  to  Mr.  Downing,  who  told  me  that  he 
was  resolved  to  be  gone  for  Holland  this  morning.  Sc 
I  to  my  office  again,  and  dispatch  my  business  therf , 
and  came  with  Mr.  Hawley  to  Mr.  Downing's  lodgings, 
and  took  Mr.  Squib  from  Whitehall  in  a  coach  thither 
with  me,  and  there  we  waited  in  his  chamber  a  great 
while,  till  he  came  in ;  and  in  the  meantime  sent  all  his 
things  to  the  barge  that  lays  at  Charing  Cross  stairs. 
Tlien  came  he  in,  and  took  a  very  civil  leave  of  me, 
beyond  my  expectations,  for  I  was  afraid  that  he  would 
have  told  me  something  of  removing  me  from  my 
office;  but  he  did  not,  but  that  he  would  do  me  any 
service  that  lay  in  his  power.  So  I  went  down  and 
sent  a  porter  to  my  house  for  my  best  fur  cap,  but  he 
coming  too  late  with  it  I  did  not  present  it  to  him ;  and 
so  I  returned  and  went  to  Heaven,  where  Luellin  and 
I  dined. 

29th.  In  the  morning  I  went  to  Mr.   Gunning's, 


26  PEPYS'S   DIAEY.  [Janaary, 

where  he  made  an  excellent  sermon  npn  the  2nd  of 
the  Galatians,  about  the  difPorence  that  fell  between 
St.  Panl  and  St.  Peter,  whereby  he  did  prove,  that, 
contrary  to  the  doctrine  of  the  Roman  Chnrch,  St. 
Paul  did  never  own  any  dependence,  or  that  he  was 
inferior  to  St.  Peter,  but  that  they  were  equal,  only 
one  a  particular  charge  of  preaching  to  the  Jews,  and 
the  other  to  the  Gentiles. 

80th.  This  morning,  before  I  was  up,  T  fell  a-singing 
of  my  song,  "  Great,  good  and  just,"  &c.  and  put  my- 
self thereby  in  mind  that  this  was  tlie  fatal  day,  now 
ten  years  since,  his  Majesty  died.  There  seems  now 
to  be  a  general  cease  of  talk,  it  being  taken  for  granted 
that  Monk  do  resolve  to  stand  to  the  Parliament,  and 
nothing  else. 

81st.  After  dinner  to  Westminster  Hall,  where  all 
we  clerks  had  orders  to  wait  upon  the  Committee,  at 
the  Star-chamber  that  is  to  try  Colonel  Jones,  and  to 
give  an  account  what  money  we  hiid  paid  him  ;  but  the 
Committee  did  not  sit  to-day.  Called  in  at  Harper's 
witli  Mr.  Pulford,  servant  to  Mr.  "Waterhouse,  who 
tells  me,  that  whereas  my  Lord  Fleetwood  should  have 
answered  to  the  Parliament  to-day,  ho  wrote  a  letter 
and  desired  a  little  more  time,  he  being  a  great  way 
out  of  town.  And  how  that  he  is  quite  ashamed  of 
himself,  and  confesses  how  he  had  deserved  this,  for 
his  baseness  to  his  brother.  And  that  he  is  like  to  pay 
part  of  the  money,  paid  out  of  the  Exchequer  during 


Feb..  1660.]  PEFYS'S  DIABY.  27 

the  Committee  of  Safety,  out  of  his  own  purse  again, 
which  I  am  glad  on.  I  could  find  nothing  in  Mr. 
Downiug's  letter,  which  Hawley  brought  mo  concern- 
ing my  office ;  but  I  could  discern  that  Hawley  had  a 
mind  that  I  would  get  to  be  Clerk  of  the  Council,  I 
suppose  that  he  might  have  the  greater  salary  -.  but  I 
think  it  not  safe  yet  to  change  this  for  a  public  employ- 
ment. 

Februartj  1.  Took  Gammer  East,  and  James  the 
porter,  a  soldier,  to  my  Lord's  lodgings,  who  told  me 
how  tliey  were  drawn  into  the  field  to-day,  and  that 
they  were  ordered  to  march  away  to-morrow  to  make 
room  for  General  Monk;  but  they  did  shout  their 
Colonel  Fitch  and  the  rest  of  the  officers  out  of  the 
field,  and  swore  they  would  not  go  without  their  money, 
aud  if  they  would  not  give  it  tlicm,  they  would  go 
where  they  might  have  it,  and  that  was  the  City.  So 
the  Colonel  went  to  the  Parliament,  and  commanded 
what  money  could  be  got,  to  be  got  against  to-morrow 
for  til  em,  and  aU  the  rest  of  the  soldiers  in  town,  who 
in  all  places  made  a  mutiny  this  day,  and  do  agree 
together. 

2nd.  To  my  office,  where  I  foimd  all  the  officers  of 
the  regiments  in  town,  waiting  to  receive  money  that 
their  soldiers  might  go  out  of  town,  and  what  was  in 
the  Exchequer  they  had.  Harper,  Luellin,  and  I  went 
to  the  Temple  to  Mr.  Calthrop's  chamber,  and  from 
thence  had  his  man  by  water  to  London  Bridge  to  Mr. 


28  PEPTS'S  DIAIiT.  [February, 

Caltkrop,  a  grocer,  and  received  £60  for  my  Lord.  In 
our  way  we  talked  with  our  waterman,  White,  who 
told  us  how  the  watermen  had  lately  been  abused  by 
some  that  had  a  desire  to  get  in  to  be  watermen  to  the 
State,  and  had  lately  presented  an  address  of  nine  or 
ten  thousand  hands  to  stand  by  this  Parliament,  when 
it  was  only  told  them  that  it  was  a  petition  against 
hackney  coaches ;  and  that  to-day  they  had  put  out 
anotlier  to  undeceive  the  world  and  to  clear  themselves. 
After  I  had  received  the  money  we  went  homewards, 
but  over  against  Somerset  House,  hearing  the  noise  of 
guns,  we  landed  and  found  the  Strand  full  of  soldiers. 
So  I  took  my  money  and  went  to  Mrs.  Johnson,  my 
Lord's  sempstress,  and  giving  her  my  money  to  lay  up. 
Doling  and  I  went  up-stairs  to  a  window,  and  looked 
out,  and  saw  the  foot  face  the  horse  and  beat  them  back, 
and  stood  bawling  and  calling  in  the  street  for  a  free 
Parliament  and  money.  By-and-by  a  drum  was  heard 
to  beat  a  march  coming  towards  them,  and  they  got  all 
ready  again  and  faced  them,  and  they  proved  to  be  of 
the  same  mind  with  them ;  and  so'they  made  a  great 
deal  of  joy  to  see  one  another.  After  all  this  I  went 
home  on  foot  to  lay  up  my  money,  and  change  my 
Btockings  and  shoes.  I  this  day  left  off  my  great  skirt 
suit,  and  put  on  my  white  suit  with  silver  lace  coat, 
and  went  over  to  Harper's,  where  I  met  with  W. 
Simons,  Doling,  Luellin,  and  three  merchants,  one  of 
which  had  occasion  to  use  a  porter,  so  they  sent  for  one 


lOm.!  PEPTS'S  DIAJIT.  29 

and  James  the  soldier  came,  who  told  us  how  they  had 
been  all  day  and  night  upon  their  guard  at  St.  James's, 
and  that  through  the  whole  town  they  did  resolve  to 
stand  to  what  they  had  began,  and  that  to-morrow  he 
did  believe  they  would  go  into  the  City,  and  be 
received  there.  After  this  we  went  to  a  sport  called 
selling  of  a  horse  for  a  dish  of  eggs  and  herrings,  and 
sat  talking  there  till  almost  twelve  at  night. 

3rd.  Drank  my  morning  draught  at  Harper's,  and  was 
told  there  that  the  soldiers  were  all  quiet  upon  promise 
of  pay.  Thence  to  St.  James's  Park,  back  to  White- 
nail,  where  in  a  guard-chamber  I  saw  about  thirty  or 
forty  'prentices  of  the  City,  who  were  taken  at  twelve 
o'clock  last  night  and  brought  prisoners  hither. 
Thence  to  my  office,  where  I  paid  a  little  more  money 
to  some  of  the  soldiers  under  Lieut.-Col.  Miller  (who 
held  out  the  Tower  against  the  Parliament  after  it  was 
taken  away  from  Fitch  by  the  Committee  of  Safety, 
and  yet  he  continued  in  his  office).  About  noon  Mrs. 
Turner  came  to  speak  with  me  and  Joyce,  and  I  took 
them  and  shewed  them  the  manner  of  the  Houses  sitting, 
the  doorkeeper  very  civilly  opening  the  door  for  us. 
We  went  walking  all  over  Whitehall,  whither  General 
Monk  was  newly  come,  and  we  saw  all  his  forces 
march  by  in  very  good  plight  and  stout  officers.  After 
dinner  I  went  to  hear  news,  but  only  found  that  the 
Parliament  House  was  most  of  them  with  Monk  at 
Whitehall,  and  that  in  his  passing  through  the  town 


30  PEPYS'S   DIAEY.  i /ttlruary. 

he  had  many  calls  to  liim  for  a  free  Parliament,  but 
little  other  welcome.  I  saw  in  the  Palace  Yard  how 
unwilling  some  of  the  old  soldiers  were  yet  to  go  out 
of  town  without  their  money,  and  swore  if  they  had  it 
not  in  three  days,  as  they  were  promised,  they  would 
do  them  more  mischief  in  the  country  than  if  they  had 
staid  here  ;  and  that  is  very  likely,  the  country  being 
all  discontented.  The  town  and  guards  are  already 
full  of  Monk's  soldiers. 

4th.  All  the  news  to-day  is,  that  the  Parliament  this 
morning  voted  the  House  to  be  made  up  four  hundred 
forthwith. 

6th.  To  Westminster,  where  we  foimd  the  soldiers 
all  set  in  the  Palace  Yard,  to  make  way  for  General 
Monk  to  come  to  the  House.  I  stood  upon  the  steps 
and  saw  Mouk  go  by,  he  making  observance  to  the 
judges  as  he  went  along. 

7th.  To  the  Hall,  where  in  the  Palace  I  saw  Monk's 
soldiers  abuse  Billing  and  all  the  Quakers,  that  were  at 
a  meeting-place  there,  and  indeed  the  soldiers  did  use 
them  very  roughly,  and  were  to  blame.  This  day  Mr. 
Crewe  told  me  that  my  Lord  St.  John  is  for  a  free 
Parliament,  and  that  he  is  very  great  with  Monk,  who 
hath  now  the  absolute  comiiumd  and  power  to  do  any- 
thing that  he  hath  a  mind  to  do. 

9th.  Before  I  wa#  out  of  my  bed,  I  heard  the  soldiers 
very  busy  in  the  morning,  getting  their  horses  ready 
when  they  lay  at  Hilton's,  but  I  knew  not  then  their 


1660.]  PEPYS'S  DIABT.  31 

meaning  in  so  doing.  In  the  Hall  I  understand  how 
Monk  is  this  moniing  gone  into  London  with  his  army  ; 
and  Mr.  Fage  told  me  that  he  does  believe  that  Monk 
is  gone  to  secure  some  of  the  Common  Council  of  the 
City,  who  were  very  high  yesterday  there,  and  did  vote 
that  they  would  not  pay  any  taxes  till  the  House  was 
filled  up.  I  went  to  my  office,  where  I  wrot«  to  my 
Lord  after  I  had  been  at  the  Upper  Bench,  where  Sir 
Robert  Pye  this  morning  came  to  desire  his  discharge 
from  the  Tower ;  but  it  could  not  be  granted.  I  called 
at  Mr.  Harper's,  who  told  me  how  Monk  had  this  day 
clapt  np  many  of  the  Common  CouncU,  and  that  the 
Parliament  had  voted  that  he  should  pull  down  their 
gates  and  portcullisses,  their  posts  and  their  chains, 
which  he  do  intend  to  do,  and  do  lie  in  the  City  all 
night. 

To  Westminster  Hall,  where  I  heard  an  action  very 
finely  pleaded  between  my  Lord  Dorset  and  some  other 
noble  persons,  his  lady  and  other  ladies  of  quality 
being  there,  and  it  was  about  £330  per  annum,  that 
was  to  be  paid  to  a  poor  Spittal,  which  was  given  by 
some  of  his  predecessors,  and  given  on  his  side. 

10th.  Mr.  Fage  told  me  what  Monk  had  done  in  the 
City,  how  he  had  pulled  down  the  most  part  of  the 
gates  and  chains  that  they  could  break  down,  and  that 
he  was  now  gone  back  to  Wliitehall.  The  City  look 
mighty  blank,  and  cannot  tell  what  in  the  world  to 
do;  the  Parliament  having  this  day  ordered  that  the 


32  PEPYS'S   DIAEY.  fTebrnary. 

Common  Council  sit  no  more,  but  that  new  ones  be 
chosen  according  to  what  qualifications  thoy  shall  give 
them. 

11th.  I  heard  the  news  of  a  letter  from  Monk,  who 
was  now  gone  into  the  City  again,  and  did  resolve  +o 
stand  for  the  sudden  filling  up  of  the  House,  and  it 
was  very  strange  how  the  countenance  of  men  in  the 
Hall  was  all  changed  with  joy  in  half  an  hour's  time. 
So  I  went  up  to  the  lobby,  where  I  saw  the  Speaker 
reading  of  the  letter ;  and  after  it  was  read,  Sir  A. 
Haselrigge  came  out  very  angry,  and  Billiug  standing 
at  the  door,  took  him  by  the  arm,  and  cried,  "  Thou 
man,  will  thy  beast  carry  thee  no  longer  ?  thou  must 
fall!"  We  took  coach  for  the  City  to  Guildhall, 
whore  the  Hall  was  full  of  people  expecting  Monk  and 
Lord  Mayor  to  come  thither,  and  all  very  joyful.  Met 
Monk  coming  out  of  the  chamber  where  he  had  been 
with  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen,  but  such  a  shout  I 
never  heard  in  all  my  life,  crying  out,  "  God  bless 
your  Excellence."  Here  I  met  with  Mr.  Lock,  and 
took  him  to  an  ale-house :  wlien  we  were  come  togetlier, 
he  told  us  the  substance  of  the  letter  that  went  from 
Monk  to  the  Parliament;  wherein  after  complaints 
that  he  and  his  officers  were  put  upon  such  offices 
against  the  City  as  they  could  not  do  with  any  content 
or  honour,  it  states,  that  there  are  many  members  now 
in  the  House  that  were  of  the  late  tyrannical  Com- 
mittee of  Safety.     That  Lambert  and  Yane  are  now  in 


l«6a]  PEPYS'S  DIABT.  33 

town,  contrary  to  the  vote  of  Parliament.  TLat  many 
in  the  House  do  press  for  new  oaths  to  be  put  upon 
men ;  whereas  we  have  more  cause  to  be  sorry  for  the 
many  oaths  that  we  have  already  taken  and  broken. 
That  the  late  petition  of  the  fanatic  people  presented 
by  Barebone,  for  the  imposing  of  an  oath  upon  aU 
sorts  of  people,  was  received  by  the  House  with 
thanks.  That  therefore  he  did  desire  that  all  writs  for 
filling  up  of  the  House  be  issued  by  Friday  next,  and 
that  in  the  meantime,  he  would  retire  into  the  City 
and  only  leave  them  guards  for  the  security  of  the 
House  and  Council.  The  occasion  of  this  was  the 
order  that  he  had  last  night,  to  go  into  the  City  and 
disarm  them,  and  take  away  their  charter;  whereby 
he  and  his  oi&cers  said  that  the  House  had  a  mind  to 
put  them  upon  things  that  should  make  them  odious ; 
and  so  it  would  be  in  their  power  to  do  what  they 
would  with  them.  "We  were  told  that  the  Pai-liament 
had  sent  Scott  and  Robinson  to  Monk  this  afternoon, 
but  he  would  not  hear  them ;  and  that  the  Mayor  and 
Aldermen  had  ofEered  their  own  houses  for  himseK  and 
his  officers,  and  that  his  soldiers  would  lack  for  nothing. 
And  indeed  I  saw  many  people  give  the  soldiers  drink 
and  money,  and  all  along  the  streets  cried,  "  God  bless 
them ! "  and  extraordinary  good  words.  Hence  we 
went  to  a  merchant's  house  hard  by,  where  I  saw  Sir 
Nich.  Crisp,  and  so  we  went  to  the  Star  Tavern — Monk 
being  then  at  Benson's.  In  Cheapside  there  was  a 
B— 33 


34  PEPYS'S   DIAEY.  [February, 

great  many  bonfires,  and  Bow  bells  and  all  the  bells 
in  all  the  churches  as  we  went  home  were  a-ringing. 
Hence  we  went  homewards,  it  being  about  ten  at  Light. 
But  the  common  joy  was  everywhere  to  be  seen! 
The  number  of  bonfires,  there  being  fourteen  between 
St.  Dunstan's  and  Temple  Bar,  and  at  Strand  Bridge 
I  could  at  one  time  tell  thirty-one  fires.  In  King 
Street  seven  or  eight;  and  all  along  burning,  and 
roasting,  and  drinking  for  rumps  ;  there  being  rumps 
tied  upon  sticks  and  carried  up  and  do^vn.  The 
butchers  at  the  May  Pole  in  the  Strand  rang  a  peal 
with  their  knives  when  they  were  going  to  sacrifice 
their  rump.  On  Ludgate  Hill  there  was  one  turning 
of  the  spit  that  had  a  rump  tied  upon  it,  and  another 
basting  of  it.  Indeed  it  was  past  imagination,  both 
the  greatness  and  the  suddenness  of  it.  At  one  end 
of  the  street  you  would  think  there  was  a  whole  lane 
on  fire,  and  so  hot  that  we  were  fain  to  keep  on  the 
fui'thor  side. 

12th.  In  the  morning,  it  being  Lord's  day,  to  White- 
hall, where  Dr.  Hones  preached ;  but  I  stayed  not  to 
hear,  but  walking  in  the  court,  I  heard  that  Sir  Arthur 
Haselrigge  was  newly  gone  into  the  City  to  Monk,  and 
that  Monk's  wife  removed  from  Whitehall  last  night. 
After  dinner  I  heard  that  Monk  had  been  at  Paul's  in 
the  morning,  and  the  people  had  shouted  much  at  his 
coming  out  of  the  church.  In  the  afternoon  ho  was  at 
a  church  in  Broad  Street,  whereabout  he  do  lodge.    To 


leeot]  PEPYs's  DiAfiY,  35 

my  father's,  where  Charles  Glascocke  was  overjoyed  to 
see  how  things  are  now ;  who  told  me  the  boys  had  last 
night  broke  Barebono's  windows. 

13th.  This  day  Monk  was  invited  to  Whitehall  to 
dinner  by  my  Lords ;  not  seeming  willing,  he  would 
not  come.  I  went  to  Mr.  Fage  from  my  father's,  who 
had  been  this  afternoon  with  Monk,  who  did  promise 
to  live  and  die  with  the  City,  and  for  the  honour  of  the 
City ;  and  indeed  the  City  is  very  open-handed  to  the 
soldiers,  that  they  are  most  of  them  drunk  all  day,  and 
had  money  given  them. 

14th.  To  Westminster  Hall,  there  being  many  new 
remonstrances  and  declarations  from  many  counties  to 
Monk  and  the  City,  and  one  coming  from  the  North 
from  Sir  Thomas  Fairfax.  I  heard  that  the  Parliament 
had  now  changed  the  oath  so  much  talked  of  to  a 
promise ;  and  that  among  other  qualifications  for  the 
members  that  are  to  be  chosen,  one  is,  that  no  man,  nor 
the  son  of  any  man,  that  hath  been  in  arms  during  the 
life  of  the  father,  shall  be  capable  of  being  chosen  to 
sit  in  Parliament.  This  day,  by  an  order  of  the  House, 
Sir  H.  Vane  was  sent  out  of  town  to  his  house  in 
Lincolnshire. 

15th.  No  news  to-day,  but  all  quiet  to  see  what  the 
Parliament  will  do  about  the  issuing  of  the  writs 
to-morrow  for  the  filling  up  of  the  House,  according 
to  Monk's  desire. 

17th.  To  Westminster  Hall,  where  I  heard  that  some 


36  PEPYS'S   DIARY.  ([Febnuu-y, 

of  the  members  of  the  House  was  gone  to  meet  with 
some  of  the  secluded  members  and  Greueral  Monk  in 
the  City.  Hence  to  Whitehall,  thinking  to  hear 
more  news,  where  I  met  with  Mr.  Hunt,  who  told  me 
how  Monk  had  sent  for  all  his  goods  that  he  had  here 
into  the  City;  and  yet  again  lie  told  me,  that  some  of  the 
members  of  the  House  had  this  day  laid  in  firing  into 
their  lodgings  at  Whitehall  for  a  good  while,  so  that  we 
are  at  a  great  stand  to  think  what  will  become  of  things, 
whether  Monk  will  stand  to  the  Parliament  or  no. 

18th.  This  day  two  soldiers  were  hanged  in  the 
Strand  for  their  late  mutiny  at  Somerset  House. 

19th  (Lord's  day).  To  Mr.  Gunniug's,  and  heard 
an  excellent  sermon.  Here  I  met  with  Mr.  Moore,  and 
went  home  with  him  to  dinner,  where  he  told  me  the 
discourse  that  happened  between  the  secluded  members 
and  the  members  of  the  House  before  Monk  last 
Friday.  How  the  secluded  said  that  they  did  not 
intend  by  coming  in  to  express  revenge  upon  these 
men,  but  only  to  meet  and  dissolve  themselves,  and 
only  to  issue  writs  for  a  free  Parliament.  He  told 
me  how  Haselrigge  was  afraid  to  have  the  candle 
carried  before  him,  for  fear  that  the  people  seeing  him 
would  do  him  hurt ;  and  that  he  was  afraid  to  appear 
in  the  City.  That  there  is  great  likelihood  that  the 
secluded  members  will  come  in,  and  so  Mr.  Crewe  and 
my  Lord  are  likely  to  be  great  men,  at  which  I  was 
very  glad.     After  dinner  there  was  many  secluded 


1660.1  PEPTS'S  DIABY.  87 

members  come  in  to  Mr.  Crewe,  which,  it  being  the 
Lord's  day,  did  make  Mr.  Moore  believe  that  there  was 
something  extraordinary  in  the  business. 

20th.  I  went  forth  to  Westminster  Hall,  where  I 
met  with  Chetwind,  Simons,  and  Gregory.  They  told 
me  how  the  Speaker  Lenthall  do  refuse  to  sign  the 
writs  for  choice  of  new  memljers  in  the  place  of  the 
excluded ;  and  by  that  means  the  writs  could  not  go  out 
to-day.  In  the  evening  Simons  and  I  to  the  CofFee- 
house,  where  I  heard  Mr.  Harrington  and  my  Lord  of 
Dorset  and  another  Lord  talking  of  getting  another 
place  at  the  Cockpit,  and  they  did  believe  it  would 
come  to  something. 

2l8t.  In  the  morning  I  saw  many  soldiers  going 
towards  Westminster  Hall,  to  admit  the  secluded 
members  again.  So  I  to  Westminster  Hall,  and  in 
Chancery  I  saw  about  twenty  of  them  who  had  been  at 
Whitehall  with  General  Monk,  who  came  thither  this 
morning,  and  made  a  speech  to  them,  and  recommended 
to  them  a  Commonwealth,  and  against  Charles  Stuart. 
They  came  to  the  House  and  went  in  one  after  another, 
and  at  last  the  Speaker  came.  But  it  is  very  strange 
that  this  could  be  carried  so  private,  that  the  other 
members  of  the  House  heard  nothing  of  all  this  tiU 
they  found  them  in  the  House,  insomuch  that  the 
soldiers  that  stood  there  to  let  in  the  secluded  members, 
they  took  for  such  as  they  had  ordered  to  stand  there 
to  hinder  their  coming  in.    Mr.  Frin  came  with  an  old 


38  PEPYS'S   DIABY.  [Febraary, 

basket-hilt  sword  on,  and  a  great  many  shouts  upon 
his  going  into  the  Hall.  They  sat  till  noon,  and  at 
their  coming  out  Mr.  Crewe  saw  me,  and  bid  me  come 
to  his  hotise  and  dine  with  him,  which  I  did ;  and  he 
very  joyful  told  me  that  the  House  had  made  General 
Monk  General  of  all  the  Forces  in  England,  Scotland, 
and  Ireland ;  and  that  upon  Monk's  desire,  for  the 
service  that  Lawson  had  lately  done  in  pulling  down 
the  Committee  of  Safety,  he  had  the  command  of  the  sea 
for  the  time  being.  He  advised  me  to  send  for  my 
Lord  forthwith,  and  told  me  that  there  is  no  question 
that,  if  he  will,  he  may  now  be  employed  again ;  and 
that  the  House  do  intend  to  do  nothing  more  than  to 
issue  writs,  and  to  settle  a  foundation  for  a  free  Parlia- 
ment. After  dinner  I  back  to  Westminster  Hall  with 
him  in  his  coach.  Here  I  met  with  Mr.  Lock,  and 
Pursell,  Master  of  Music,  and  went  with  them  to  the 
Coffee-house,  into  a  room  next  the  water,  by  ourselves, 
where  we  spent  an  liour  or  two,  till  Captain  Taylor 
came  and  told  us  that  the  House  had  voted  the  gates 
of  the  City  to  be  made  up  again,  and  the  members  of 
the  City  that  are  in  prison  to  be  set  at  liberty ;  and 
that  Sir  G.  Booth's  case  be  brought  into  the  House 
to-morrow.  Here  we  had  variety  of  brave  Italian  and 
Spanish  songs,  and  a  canon  for  eight  voices,  which 
Mr.  Lock  had  lately  made  on  these  words :  "  Domine 
salrum  f  ac  Regem."  Here  out  of  the  window  it  was  a 
most  pleasant  sight  to  see  the  City  from  one  end  to 


1660.]  PEPYS'S   DIABT.  39 

the  other  with  a  glory  about  it,  so  high  was  the  light  of 
the  bonfires,  and  so  thick  round  the  City,  and  the  bells 
rang  everywhere. 

22nd.  Walking  in  the  Hall,  I  saw  Major-General 
Brown,  who  had  a  long  time  been  banished  by  the 
Rump,  but  now  with  his  beard  overgrown,  he  comes 
abroad  and  sat  in  the  House.  To  "Whitehall,  where  I 
met  with  WiU  Simons  and  Mr.  Mabbot  at  Marsh's, 
who  told  me  how  the  House  had  this  day  vot-ed  that 
the  gates  of  the  City  should  be  set  up  at  the  cost  of 
the  State.  And  that  Major-General  Brown's  being 
proclaimed  a  traitor  be  made  void,  and  several  other 
things  of  that  nature.  I  observed  this  day  how 
abominably  Barebone's  windows  are  broke  again  last 
night. 

23rd.  Thursday,  my  birthday,  now  twenty-seven 
years.  To  Westminster  Hall,  where,  after  the  House 
rose,  I  met  with  Mr.  Crewe,  who  told  me  that  my  Lord 
was  chosen  by  seventy-three  voices,  to  be  one  of  the 
Council^  of  State.  Mr.  Pierpoint  had  the  most,  one 
hundred  and  one,  and  himself  the  next,  one  hundred. 

24th.  I  rose  very  early,  and  taking  horse  at  Scotland 
Yard,  at  Mr.  Garthwayt's  stable,  I  rode  to  Mr. 
Pierce's.  We  both  mounted,  and  so  set  forth  about 
seven  of  the  clock.  At  Puckridge  we  baited,  the  way 
exceeding  bad  from  Ware  thither.  Then  up  agfain,  and 
as  far  as  Foulmer,  within  six  miles  of  Cambridge,  my 
mare  being  almost  tired.     Here  we  lay  at  the  Chequer. 


40  PEPYS'S   DIARY.  [February, 

I  lay  with  Mr.  Pierce,  who  we  left  here  the  next 
morning  upon  his  going  to  Hinehingbroke  to  speak 
with  my  Lord  before  his  going  to  London,  and  we  two 
came  to  Cambridge  by  eight  o'clock  in  the  morning. 
I  wont  to  Magdalene  College  to  Mr.  HUl,  with  whom 
I  found  Mr.  Zanchy,  Burton,  and  HoUins,  and  took 
leave  on  promise  to  sup  with  them.  To  the  Three 
Tuns,  where  we  drank  pretty  hard  and  many  healths 
to  the  King,  &c. ;  then  we  broke  up,  and  I  and  Mr. 
Zanchy  went  to  Magdalene  College,  where  a  very 
handsome  supper  at  Mr.  HiU's  chambers,  I  suppose 
upon  a  club  among  them,  where  I  could  find  that  there 
was  notliing  at  all  left  of  the  old  preciseness  in  their 
discourse,  specially  on  Saturday  niglits.  And  Mr. 
Zanchy  told  me  that  there  was  no  such  thing  nowa- 
days among  them  at  any  time. 

26th.  Found  Mr.  Pierce  at  our  inn,  who  told  us  he 
had  lost  his  journey,  for  my  Lord  was  gone  from 
Hinehingbroke  to  London  on  Thursday  last,  at  which 
I  was  a  little  put  to  a  stand. 

27th.  Up  by  four  o'clock.  Mr.  Blayton  and  I  took 
horse  and  straight  to  SafEron  Walden,  where  at  the 
White  Hart  we  set  up  our  horses,  and  took  the  master 
of  the  house  to  show  us  Audly  End  House,  who  took 
us  on  foot  through  the  park,  and  so  to  tlie  house,  where 
the  housekeeper  showed  us  all  the  house,  in  which  the 
stateliness  of  the  ceilings,  chimney-pieces,  and  form  of 
the  whole  was  exceedingly  worth  seeing,     H(  took  us 


1660.]  PEPYS'S  DIASY.  41 

into  the  cellar,  where  we  drank  most  admirable  drink, 
a  health  to  the  King.  Here  I  played  on  my  flageolet, 
there  being  an  excellent  echo.  He  showed  us  excellent 
pictures;  two  especially,  those  of  the  four  Evangelists 
and  Henry  VIII.  In  our  going,  my  landlord  carried 
us  through  a  very  old  hospital  or  almshouse,  where 
forty  poor  people  were  maintained — a  very  old  foimda- 
tion;  and  over  the  chimney-piece  was  an  inscription 
in  brass :  "  Orate  pro  anima  Thomae  Bird,"  &c.  They 
brought  me  a  draught  of  their  drink  in  a  brown  bowl, 
tipped  with  silver,  which  I  drank  off,  and  at  the  bottom 
was  a  picture  of  the  Virgfin  with  the  child  in  her  arms, 
done  in  silver.  So  we  took  leave,  the  road  pretty 
good,  but  the  weather  rainy  to  Epping. 

28th.  Up  in  the  morning.  Then  to  London  through 
the  forest,  where  we  found  the  way  good,  but  only  in 
one  path,  which  we  kept  as  if  we  had  rode  through  a 
kennel  all  the  way.  We  found  the  shops  all  shut,  and 
the  militia  of  the  red  regiment  in  arms  at  the  old 
Exchange,  among  whom  I  found  and  spoke  to  Nich. 
Osborne,  who  told  me  that  it  was  a  thanksgiving  day 
through  the  City  for  the  return  of  the  Parliament. 
At  Paul's  I  light,  Mr.  Blayton  holding  my  horse, 
where  I  found  Dr.  Reynolds  in  the  pulpit,  and 
General  Monk  there,  who  was  to  have  a  great  enter- 
tainment at  Grocers'  Hall. 

29th.  To  my  office.  Mr.  Moore  told  me  how  my 
Lord  is  chosen  General  at  Sea  by  the  Council,  and  that 


42  PEPYS'S   DIARY.  [March, 

it  is  thought  that  Monk  will  be  joined  with  him 
therein.  This  day  my  Lord  came  to  the  House,  the  first 
time  since  he  came  to  town ;  but  he  had  been  at  the 
Council  before. 

March  1.  I  went  to  Mr.  Crewe's,  whither  Mr. 
Thomas  was  newly  come  to  town,  being  sent  with  Sir 
H.  Telverton,  my  old  schoolfellow  at  Paul's  School, 
to  bring  the  thanks  of  the  county  to  General  Monk 
for  the  return  of  the  Parliament. 

2nd.  I  went  early  to  my  Lord  at  Mr.  Crewe's,  where 
I  spoke  to  him.  Here  were  a  great  many  come  to  see 
him,  as  Secretary  Thurloe,  who  is  now  by  the  Parlia- 
ment chosen  again  Secretary  of  State.  To  West- 
minster Hall,  where  I  saw  Sir  G.  Booth  at  liberty. 
This  day  I  hoar  the  City  militia  is  put  into  good 
posture,  and  it  is  thought  that  Monk  will  not  be  able 
to  do  any  great  matter  against  them  now,  if  he  had 
a  mind.  I  understand  that  my  Lord  Lambert  did 
yesterday  send  a  letter  to  the  Council,  and  that  to- 
nigJit  he  is  to  come  and  appear  to  the  Council  in 
person.  Sir  Arthur  Haselrigge  do  not  yet  appear  in 
the  House.  Great  is  the  talk  of  a  single  person,  and 
that  it  would  now  be  Charles,  George,  or  Richard 
again ;  for  the  last  of  which  my  Lord  St.  John  is  said 
to  speak  high.  Great  also  is  the  dispute  now  in  the 
House,  in  whose  name  the  writs  shall  run  for  the  next 
Parliament ;  and  it  is  said  that  Mr.  Prin,  in  open 
House,  said,  "  In  King  Charles's." 


16001]  PEFYS'S   DIABT.  43 

3rd.  To  Westminster  Hall,  where  I  found  that  my 
Lord  was  last  night  voted  one  of  the  Gronerals  at  Sea, 
and  Monk  the  other.  I  met  my  Lord  in  the  Hall,  who 
bid  me  come  to  him  at  noon.  After  dinner  I  to  War- 
wick House  in  Holbom,  to  my  Lord,  where  he  dined 
with  my  Lord  of  Manchester,  Sir  Dudley  North,  my 
Lord  Fiennes,  and  my  Lord  Barkley.  I  stayed  in  the 
great  hall,  talking  with  some  gentlemen  there,  till  they 
all  came  out.  Then  I,  by  coach  with  my  Lord,  to  Mr. 
Crewe's,  in  our  way  talking  of  public  things.  He 
told  me  he  feared  there  was  new  design  hatching,  as  if 
Monk  had  a  mind  to  get  into  the  saddle.  Returning, 
met  with  Mr.  GifEord,  who  told  me,  as  I  hear  from 
many,  that  things  are  in  a  very  doubtful  posture,  some 
of  the  Parliament  being  willing  to  keep  the  power 
in  their  hands.  After  I  had  left  him,  I  met  with 
Tom  Harper;  he  talked  huge  high  that  my  Lord 
Protector  would  come  in  place  again,  wliich  indeed 
is  much  discoursed  of  again,  tbough  I  do  not  see  it 
possible. 

4th  (Lord's  day).  To  Mr.  Gunning's,  an  excellent 
sermon  upon  charity. 

5th.  To  Westminster  by  water,  only  seeing  Mr. 
Pinky  at  his  own  house,  where  he  showed  me  how  he 
had  always  kept  the  lion  and  unicorn,  in  the  back  of 
his  chimney,  bright,  in  expectation  of  the  King's 
coming  again.  At  home  I  found  Mr.  Hunt,  who  told 
me  how  the  Parliament  had  voted  that  the  Covenant 


44  PEPYS'S   DIABY.  [March, 

bo  printed  and  hong  in  churches  again.     Great  hopes 
of  the  King's  coming  again. 

6th.  Shrove  Tuesday.  I  called  Mr.  Shepley,  and  we 
both  went  up  to  my  Lord's  lodgings,  at  Mr.  Crewe's, 
where  he  bid  us  to  go  home  again  and  get  a  fire  against 
an  hour  after;  which  we  did  at  WhitoliaE,  whither  lie 
came,  and  after  talking  with  him  about  our  going  to 
sea,  he  called  me  by  myself  into  the  garden,  where  he 
asked  me  how  things  were  with  me.  Ho  bid  me  look 
out  now  at  this  turn  some  good  place,  and  he  would 
use  all  his  own,  and  all  the  interest  of  his  friends  that 
he  had  in  England,  to  do  me  good,  and  asked  me 
whether  I  could,  without  too  much  inconvenience,  go 
to  sea  as  his  secretary,  and  bid  me  think  of  it.  He 
also  began  to  talk  of  things  of  State,  and  told  me  that 
he  should  want  one  in  that  capacity  at  sea,  that  he 
might  trust  in,  and  therefore  he  would  have  me  to  go. 
He  told  me  also  that  ho  did  believe  the  King  would 
come  in,  and  did  discourse  with  me  about  it,  and  about 
the  affection  of  the  people  and  City,  at  which  I  was 
full  glad.  Wrote  by  the  post,  by  my  Lord's  command, 
for  I.  Goods  to  come  up  presently.  For  my  Lord 
intends  to  go  forth  with  goods  to  the  Swiftsure  till 
the  Nazeby  be  ready.  This  day  I  hear  that  the  Lords 
do  intend  to  sit,  a  great  store  of  them  are  now  in  town, 
and  I  see  in  the  Hall  to-day.  Overton  at  Hull  do 
stand  out,  but  can,  it  is  thought,  do  nothing;  and 
Lawson,  it  is  said,  is  gone  with  some  ships  thither,  but 


1660.]  PEPTS'S   DIABY.  46 

all  that  is  nothing.  My  Lord  told  me,  that  there  was 
gfreat  endeavours  to  bring  in  the  Protector  again ;  but 
be  told  me,  too,  that  he  did  believe  it  would  not  last 
long  if  he  were  brought  in,  no,  nor  the  King  neither 
(though  he  seems  to  think  that  he  will  come  in),  unless 
he  carry  himself  very  soberly  and  well.  Everybody 
now  drink  the  King's  health  without  any  fear,  whereas 
before  it  was  very  private  that  a  man  dare  do  it. 
Monk  this  day  is  feasted  at  Mercers'  Hall,  and  is  in- 
vited one  after  another,  to  all  the  twelve  halls  in 
London.  Many  think  that  he  is  honest  yet,  and  some 
or  more  think  him  to  be  a  fool  that  would  raise  him- 
self, but  think  that  he  will  undo  himself  by  endea- 
vouring it. 

7th.  Ash  Wednesday.  Going  homeward,  my  Lord 
overtook  me  in  his  coach,  and  called  me  in,  and  so  I 
went  with  liim  to  St.  James's,  and  G.  Montagu  being 
gone  to  Whitehall,  we  walked  over  the  Park  thither, 
aU  the  way  he  discoursing  of  the  times,  and  of  the 
change  of  things  since  the  last  year,  and  wondering 
how  he  could  bear  with  so  great  disappointment  as  he 
did.  He  did  give  me  the  best  advice  that  he  could 
what  was  best  for  me,  whether  to  stay  or  go  with  him, 
and  offered  all  the  ways  that  could  be,  how  he  might 
do  me  good,  with  the  greatest  liberty  and  love.  This 
day,  according  to  order.  Sir  Arthur  appeared  at  the 
House ;  what  was  done  I  know  not,  but  there  was  all 
the  Bumpers  almost  come  to  the  House  to-day.    My 


46  PEPYS'S   DIAEY,  [Marcli, 

Lord  did  seem  to  wonder  much  why  Lambert  was  so 
willing  to  be  put  into  the  Tower,  and  thinks  he  had 
some  design  in  it ;  but  I  think  that  he  is  so  poor  that 
he  cannot  use  his  liberty  for  debts,  if  he  were  at 
liberty,  and  so  it  is  as  good,  and  better  for  him  to  be 
there  than  anywhere  else. 

8th.  To  Westminster  Hall,  where  there  was  a  general 
damp  over  men's  minds  and  faces  upon  some  of  the 
officers  of  the  army  being  about  making  a  remon- 
strance upon  Charles  Stuart  or  any  single  person; 
but  at  noon  it  was  told  that  the  General  had  put  a 
stop  to  it,  so  all  was  well  again.  Here  I  met  witli 
Jasper,  who  was  to  bring  me  to  my  Lord  at  the  lobby  ; 
whither  sending  a  note  to  my  Lord,  he  comes  out  to  me 
and  gives  me  directions  to  look  after  getting  some 
money  for  him  from  the  Admiralty,  seeing  that  things 
are  so  imsaf e,  that  he  would  not  lay  out  a  farthing  for 
the  State,  tiU  he  had  received  some  money  of  theirs. 
This  afternoon,  some  of  the  officers  of  the  army,  and 
some  of  the  Parliament,  had  a  conference  at  Whitehall 
to  make  all  right  again,  but  I  know  not  what  is  done. 
At  the  Dog  Tavern,  in  comes  Mr.  Wade  and  Mr.  Sterry, 
secretary  to  the  plenipotentiary  in  Denmark,  who 
brought  the  news  of  the  death  of  the  King  of  Sweden 
at  Gottenburg  the  3rd  of  last  month. 

9th.  To  my  Lord  at  his  lodging,  and  came  to  West- 
minster with  him  in  the  coach ;  and  Mr.  Dudley  and 
he  in  the  Painted  Chamber  walked  a  good  while ;  and 


1660.J  PEPYS8   UIABT.  «7 

I  telling  him  that  I  was  willing  and  ready  to  go  with 
him  to  sea,  he  agreed  that  I  should,  and  advised  me 
what  to  write  to  Mr.  Downing  about  it.  This  day  it 
was  resolved  that  the  writs  do  go  out  in  the  name  of 
the  Keepers  of  the  Liberty,  and  I  hear  that  it  is  re- 
solved privately  that  a  treaty  be  offered  with  the  King ; 
and  that  Monk  did  check  his  soldiers  highly  for  what 
they  did  yesterday. 

13th.  At  my  Lord's  lodgings,  who  told  me  that  I 
was  to  be  secretary,  and  Crewe  deputy  treasurer  to  the 
Fleet.  This  day  the  Parliament  voted  all  that  had 
been  done  by  the  former  Rump  against  the  House  of 
Lords  be  void,  and  to-night  that  the  writs  go  out  with- 
out any  qualification.  Things  seem  very  doubtful 
what  will  be  the  end  of  all ;  for  the  Parliament  seems 
to  be  strong  for  the  King  whUe  the  soldiers  do  all  talk 
against. 

14th.  To  my  Lord's,  where  infinity  of  applications  to 
liim  and  to  me.  To  my  great  trouble,  my  Lord  gives 
me  all  the  papers  that  was  given  to  him,  to  put  in 
order,  and  to  give  him  an  account  of  them.  I  went 
hence  to  St.  James's  to  speak  with  Mr.  Gierke,  Monk's 
secretary,  about  getting  some  soldiers  removed  out  of 
Huntington  to  Oundle,  which  my  Lord  told  me  ho  did 
to  do  a  courtesy  to  the  town,  that  he  might  have  the 
greater  interest  in  them,  in  the  choice  of  the  next  Par- 
liament; not  that  he  intends  to  be  chosen  himself,  but 
that  he  might  have  Mr.  G.  Montagu  and  my  Lord 


48  PEPYS'S  DIAKY.  [Marclj, 

Mandevill  chose  there  in  spite  of  the  Bernards.  ] 
did  promise  to  give  my  wife  all  that  I  liave  in  tho 
world,  but  my  books,  iu  case  I  sliould  die  at  sea.  Afi^^r 
supper  I  went  to  Westminster  Hall,  and  the  Parlia- 
ment sat  till  ton  at  night,  thinking  and  being  expected 
to  dissolve  themselves  to-day,  but  they  did  not.  Great 
talk  to-night  that  tho  discontented  officers  did  think 
this  niglit  to  make  a  stir,  but  prevented. 

16tli.  To  Westminster  Hall,  where  I  heard  how  the 
Parliament  had  this  day  dissolved  themselves,  and  did 
pass  very  cheerfully  througli  tho  Hall,  and  the  Speaker 
without  his  mace.  The  whole  Hall  was  joyful  thereat, 
as  well  as  themselves,  and  now  they  begin  to  talk 
loud  of  the  King.  To-night  I  am  told,  that  yesterday, 
about  five  o'clock  in  the  afternoon,  one  came  with  a 
ladder  to  the  Great  Exchange,  and  wiped  with  a  brush 
the  inscription  that  was  on  King  Charles,  and  that 
there  was  a  great  bonfire  made  in  the  Exchange, 
aud  people  called  out  "  God  bless  King  Charles 
tho  Second  ! " 

19th.  Early  to  my  Lord,  where  infinity  of  business 
to  do,  which  makes  my  head  full;  and,  indeed,  for 
those  two  or  three  days,  I  have  not  been  without  a 
great  many  cares.  After  that  to  the  Admiralty,  where 
a  good  wliile  with  Mr  Blackburne,  who  told  mo  that  it 
was  mucli  to  bo  feared  that  the  King  would  come  in, 
for  all  good  men  and  good  tilings  were  now  discouraged. 
Thence    to   Wilkinson's,    where   Mr.    Shepley  and  I 


1660.]  PEPYS'S  DIABT.  4& 

dined ;  and  while  we  were  at  dinner,  my  Lord  Monk's 
life-guard  came  by  with  the  Serjeant-at-Arms  before 
them,  with  two  Proclamations,  that  all  Cavaliers  do 
depart  the  town:  but  the  other  that  all  officers  that 
were  lately  disbanded  should  do  the  same.  The  last  of 
which,  Mr.  R.  Creed,  I  remember,  said,  that  he  looked 
upon  it  as  if  they  had  said  that  aU  God's  people 
should  depart  the  town.  AU  the  discourse  nowaday 
is,  that  the  King  will  come  again,  and  for  all  I  see, 
it  is  the  wislies  of  all ;  and  all  do  believe  that  it  will 
be  so. 

21st.  To  my  Lord's,  but  the  wind  very  high  against 
us ;  here  I  did  very  much  business,  and  then  to  my 
Lord  Widdrington's  from  my  Lord,  with  his  desire 
that  he  might  have  the  disposal  of  the  writs  of  the 
Cinque  Ports.  My  Lord  was- very  civil  to  me,  and 
called  for  wine,  and  wrote  a  long  letter  in  answer. 

22nd.  To  "Westminster,  and  received  my  warrant  of 
Mr.  Blackbume  to  be  secretary  to  the  two  Generals 
of  the  Fleet.  "'  ^ 

23rd.  My  Lord,  Captain  Isham,  Mr.  Thomas,  John 
Crewe,  "W.  Howe,  and  I  to  the  Tower,  where  the  barges 
stayed  for  us ;  my  Lord  and  the  Captain  in  one,  and 
W.  Howe  and  I,  &c.,  in  the  other,' to  the  Long  Reach, 
where  the  Swiftsure  lay  at  anchor  (in  our  way  we  saw 
the  great  breach  which  the  late  high  water  had  made, 
to  the  loss  of  many  £1,000  to  the  people  about  Lime- 
house).    Soon  as  my  Lord  on  board,  the  guns  went  oil 


50  PEPYS'S   DIAKT.  [Mitfch, 

bravely  from  the  ships.  And  a  little  while  after  comes 
the  Yice- Admiral  Lawson,  and  seemed  very  respectful 
to  my  Lord,  and  so  did  the  rest  of  the  commanders  of 
the  frigates  that  were  thereabouts.  We  were  late 
writing  of  orders,  for  the  getting  of  ships  ready,  &c. ; 
and  also  making  of  others  to  all  the  seaports  be- 
tween Hastings  and  Yarmouth,  to  stop  all  dangerous 
persons  that  are  going  or  coming  between  Flanders 
and  there. 

24th.  At  work  hard  all  the  day  writing  letters  to 
the  Council,  &c. 

25th.  About  two  o'clock  in  the  morning  letters 
came  from  London  by  our  coxon,  so  they  waked  me, 
but  I  bid  him  stay  till  morning,  which  he  did,  and  then 
I  rose  and  carried  them  into  my  Lord,  who  read  them 
a-bed.  Among  the  rest,  there  was  the  writ  and  mandate 
for  him  to  dispose  to  the  Cinque  Ports  for  choice  of 
Parliament  men.  There  was  also  one  for  me  from  Mr. 
Blackbume,  who  with  his  own  hand  superscribes  it  to 
S.  P.,  Esq.,  of  which  God  knows  I  was  not  a  little 
proud.  I  wrote  a  letter  to  the  clerk  of  Dover  Castle 
to  come  to  my  Lord  about  the  issuing  of  those  writs. 

26th.  This  day  it  is  two  years  since  it  pleased  God 
that  I  was  cut  for  the  stone  at  Mrs.  Turner's  in  Salis- 
bury Court.  And  did  resolve  while  I  live  to  keep  it  a 
festival,  as  I  did  the  last  year  at  my  house,  and  for  over 
to  have  Mrs.  Tumor  and  her  company  with  me.  But 
now  it  pleased  God  that  I  am  prevented  to  do  it  oponly ; 


16«)0  PEPTS'S   DIABf.  61 

only  within  my  soul  I  can  and  do  rejoice,  and  bless 
God,  being  at  this  time,  blessed  be  Hia  holy  name,  in  as 
good  health  as  ever  I  was  in  my  life.  This  morning  I 
rose  early,  and  went  about  making  of  an  establish- 
ment of  the  whole  fleet,  and  a  list  of  all  the  ships,  with 
the  number  of  men  and  guns.  About  an  hour  after 
that,  we  had  a  meeting  of  the  principal  commanders 
and  seamen,  to  proportion  out  the  number  of  these 
things.  All  the  afternoon  very  many  orders  were 
made,  till  I  was  very  weary. 

27th.  This  morning  the  wind  came  about,  and  we 
fell  into  the  Hope.  I  sat  the  first  time  with  my  Lord 
at  table  since  my  coming  to  sea.  All  the  afternoon 
exceeding  busy  in  writing  of  letters  and  orders.  In 
the  afternoon  Sir  Harry  Wright  came  on  board  of  us 
about  his  business  of  being  chosen  a  Parliament  man. 
My  Lord  brought  him  to  see  my  cabin,  when  I  was 
hard  a-writing.  At  night  supped  with  my  Lord  too, 
with  the  captain. 

28th.  This  morning  and  the  wliole  day  busy.  At 
night  there  was  a  gentleman  very  well  bred,  his  name 
was  Banes,  going  for  Flushing,  who  spoke  French  and 
Latin  very  well,  brought  by  direction  from  CaptAiu 
Gierke  hither,  as  a  prisoner,  because  he  called  out  of 
the  vessel  that  he  went  in,  "Where  is  jour  King?  we 
have  done  our  business,  Vive  le  Roi !  "  He  confessed 
himself  a  Cavalier  in  his  heart,  and  that  he  and  his 
whole  family  had  fought  for  the  King ;  but  that  he  wa<« 


52  PEPYS'S   DIARY.  [March, 

then  drunk,  having  been  taking  his  leave  at  Graves- 
eud  the  night  bofore,  and  so  could  not  remember  what 
it  was  that  he  said;  biit  in  his  words  and  carriage 
showed  miicli  of  a  gentleman.  My  Lord  had  a  great 
kindness  for  liim,  but  did  not  think  it  safe  to  re- 
lease him.  But  a  while  after,  he  sent  a  letter  doAvn  to 
my  Lord,  ■vrhich  my  Lord  did  like  very  well,  and  did 
advise  with  me  that  the  gentleman  was  to  be  released. 
So  I  went  up  and  sat  and  talked  with  him  in  Latin  and 
French ;  and  about  eleven  at  night  he  took  boat  again, 
and  so  God  bless  him.  This  day  we  had  news  of  the 
election  at  Huntingdon  for  Bernard  and  Pedley,  at 
which  my  Lord  was  much  troubled  for  his  friend's 
missing  of  it. 

29th.  Wo  lie  still  a  little  below  Gravesend.  At 
night  Mr.  Sliepley  returned  from  London,  and  told  lis 
of  several  elections  for  the  next  Parliament.  That  the 
King's  eflSgies  was  new  making  to  be  set  up  in  the 
Exchange  again.  This  evening  was  a  great  whispering 
that  some  of  the  Yice-Admiral's  captains  were  dis- 
satisfied, and  did  intend  to  fight  themselves,  to  oppose 
the  General.  But  it  was  soon  hushed,  and  the  Vice- 
Admiral  did  wholly  deny  any  such  thing,  and  protested 
to  stand  by  tlie  General. 

30th.  This  day,  while  ray  Lord  and  we  were  at  dinner, 
the  Nazehij  came  in  sight  towards  us,  and  at  last  came 
to  anchor  close  by  us.  My  Lord  and  many  others  went 
on  board  of  her,  where  everything  was  out  of  order, 


April,  1660.]  PEPYS'S   DIABY.  53 

and  a  new  chimney  made  for  my  Lord  in  Ms  bed- 
chamber, which  he  was  much  pleased  with.  My  Lord 
in  his  discourse,  discovered  a  great  deal  of  love  to  this 
ship. 

April  1  (Lord's  day).  Mr.  Ibbot  preached  very  well. 
After  dinner  my  Lord  did  g^ve  me  a  private  list  of  aM 
the  ships  that  were  to  be  set  out  this  summer,  wherein 
I  do  discover  that  he  hath  made  it  his  care  to  put  by  as 
much  of  the  Anabaptists  as  he  can.  By  reason  of  my 
Lord  and  my  being  busy  to  send  away  the  packet  by 
Mr.  Cooke  of  the  Nazeby,  it  was  four  o'clock  before  we 
could  begin  sermon  again.  This  day  Captaii^  Guy 
came  on  board  from  Dunkirk,  who  tells  me  that  the 
King  will  come  in,  and  that  the  soldiers  at  Dunkirk  do 
drink  the  King's  health  in  the  streets. 

2nd.  Up  very  early,  and  to  got  all  my  things  and 
my  boy's  packed  up.  Great  concourse  of  commanders 
here  this  morning  to  take  leave  of  my  Lord  upon  his 
going  into  the  Nazeby.  This  morning  comes  Mr.  Ed. 
Pickering.  He  tells  me  that  the  King  wiU  come  in, 
but  that  Monk  did  resolve  to  have  the  doing  of  it 
himself,  or  else  to  hinder  it. 

3rd.  There  came  many  merchants  to  get  convoy  to 
the  Baltic,  which  a  course  was  taken  for.  They  dined 
with  my  Lord,  and  one  of  them,  by  name  Alderman 
Wood,  talked  much  to  my  Lord  of  the  hopes  that  he  had 
now  to  be  settled  (under  the  King,  he  meant) ;  but  my 
Lord  took  no  notice  of  it.  This  day  otune  the  lieutenant 


54  PEPYS'S   DIARY.  [April, 

of  the  Swiftsure  ( wlio  was  sent  by  my  Lord  to  Hastings, 
one  of  tlic  Cinquo  Ports,  to  have  got  Mr.  Edward 
Montagu  to  have  been  one  of  their  burgesses,  but  could 
not,  for  they  were  all  promised  before). 

4th.  This  morning  came  Colonel  Thomson  with  the 
wooden  leg,  and  G.  Pen,  and  dined  with  my  Lord  and 
Mr.  Blackbume,  who  told  me  that  it  was  certain  now 
that  the  King  must  of  necessity  come  in,  and  that  one 
of  the  Council  told  him  there  is  something  doing  in 
order  to  a  treaty  already  among  tliem.  And  it  was 
strange  to  hear  how  Mr.  Blackburne  did  already  begin 
to  commend  him  for  a  sober  man,  and  how  quiet  ho 
would  be  under  his  government,  &e.  The  commis- 
sioners came  to-day,  only  to  consult  about  a  further  re- 
duecment  of  the  fleetf  and  to  pay  them  as  fast  as  they 
can.  At  night,  my  Lord  rosolved  to  send  the  captain 
of  our  ship  to  Weymouth,  and  promote  his  being 
chosen  there,  which  he  did  put  himself  into  readiness  to 
do  the  next  morning. 

9th.  This  afternoon  I  first  saw  France  and  Calais, 
with  which  I  was  much  pleased,  though  it  was  at  a 
distance. 

11th.  A  gentleman  came  from  my  Lord  of  Man- 
chester to  my  Lord  for  a  pass  for  Mr.  Boyle,  which  was 
made  him.  All  the  news  from  London  is  tliat  tilings 
go  on  further  towards  a  King.  Tliat  tlie  Skinner's 
Company  the  other  day  at  their  entertaining  General 
Monk  had  took  down  the  Parliament  arms  in  their 


ICOO.J  PEPrs'S   DIABT.  55 

Hall«  and  sot  up  the  King's.  My  Lord  and  I  liad  a 
great  deal  of  disconrse  about  the  several  captains  of 
the  fleet,  and  his  interest  among  them,  and  had  his 
mind  clear  to  bring  in  the  King.  He  confessed  to  me 
that  he  was  not  sure  of  his  own  captain,  to  be  true  to 
him,  and  thai  he  did  not  like  Captain  Stokes. 

14th.  This  day  I  was  informed  that  my  Lord  Lam- 
bert is  got  out  of  the  Tower,  and  there  is  £100  proffered 
to  whoever  shall  bring  him  forth  to  the  Council  of 
State.  My  Lord  is  chosen  at  Weymouth  this  morn- 
ing ;  my  Lord  had  his  freedom  brought  him  by  Captain 
Tiddiman  of  the  port  of  Dover,  by  which  he  is  capable 
of  being  elected  for  them.  This  day  I  heard  that  the 
army  had  in  general  declared  to  stand  by  what  the 
next  Parliament  shall  do. 

15th  (Lord's  day).  To  sermon,  and  then  to  dinner, 
where  my  Lord  told  us  that  tlie  University  of  Cam- 
bridge had  a  mind  to  choose  him  for  their  burgess, 
which  he  pleased  himseK  with,  to  think  that  they  do 
look  upon  him  as  a  thriving  man,  and  said  so  openly 
at  table.  At  dinner-time  Mr.  Cooke  came  back  from 
London  with  a  packet  which  caused  my  Lord  to  be  full 
of  thoughts  all  day,  and  at  night  he  bid  me  privately 
to  get  two  commissions  ready,  one  for  Captain  Robert 
Blake  to  be  captain  of  the  Worcester,  in  the  room  of 
Captain  Dekings,  an  Anabaptist,  and  one  that  had 
witnessed  a  great  deal  of  discontent  with  the  present 
proceedings.    The  other  for  Captain  Copx^i^  ^  come 


56  PEPYS'S   DIAEY.  [April, 

out  of  that  into  the  Newbury  in  the  room  of  Blake, 
whereby  I  perceive  that  General  Monk  do  resolve  to 
make  a  thorough  change  to  make  way  for  the  King. 
From  Loudon  I  hear  that  since  Lambert  got  out  of 
the  Tower,  the  fanatics  had  held  ftp  their  heads  high, 
but  I  hope  all  that  will  come  to  nothing. 

17th.  All  the  morning  getting  ready  commissions 
for  the  Vice-Admiral  and  the  Rear- Admiral,  wherein 
my  Lord  was  very  careful  to  express  the  utmost  of  his 
o^vn  power,  commanding  tliem  to  obey  what  wders 
they  should  receive  from  the  -Parliament,  &c.,  or  both 
or  either  of  the  generals.  My  Lord  told  me  clearly  his 
thoughts  that  the  King  would  carry  it,  and  that  he  did 
not  think  himself  very  happy  that  he  was  now  at 
sea,  as  well  for  his  own  sake,  as  that  he  thought  he 
might  do  his  country  some  service  in  keeping  things 
quiet. 

18th.  Mr,  Cooke  returned  from  London,  bringing 
me  this  news,  that  tlie  Cavaliers  are  something  unwise 
to  talk  so  high  on  the  otlier  side  as  they  do.  That  the 
Lords  do  meet  every  day  at  my  Lord  of  Manchester's, 
and  resolve  to  sit  the  first  day  of  the  Parliament. 
Tliat  it  is  evident  now  that  the  General  and  the  Council 
do  resolve  to  make  way  for  the  King's  coming.  And 
it  is  clear  that  either  the  fanatics  must  now  be  un- 
done, or  the  gentry  and  citizens  throughout  England, 
and  clergy  must  fall,  in  spite  of  their  militia  and 
anny,  which  is  not  at  all  possible,  I  think. 


16C0.J  PEPYS'S   DIABT.  67 

19th.  At  dimipr  news  broiiglit  us  that  my  Lord  was 
chosen  at  Dover, 

20th.  This  evening  came  Mr.  Boyle  on  board,  for 
whom  I  wrote  an  order  for  a  ship  to  transport  him  to 
Fhishing.  He  supped  with  my  Lord,  my  Lord  using 
him  as  a  person  of  honour.  Mr.  Sheploy  told  me  that 
he  heard  for  certain  at  Dover  that  Mr.  Edward 
Montagu  did  go  beyond  sea  when  he  was  here  first  the 
other  day,  and  I  am  apt  to  believe  that  he  went  to 
speak  with  the  King.  This  day  one  told  me  how  that 
at  the  election  at  Cambridge  for  kniglits  of  the  shire, 
Wendby  and  Thornton,  by  declaring  to  stand  for  the 
Parliament  and  a  King,  and  tlie  settlement  of  the 
Church,  did  carry  it  against  all  expectation  against 
Sir  Dudley  North  and  Sir  Thomas  Willis. 

21st.  This  day  dined  Sir  John  Boys  and  some  other 
gentlemen,  formerly  great  Cavaliers,  and  among  the 
rest  one  Mr.  Norwood,  for  whom  my  Lord  give  a 
convoy  to  carry  him  to  the  Brill,  but  he  is  certainly 
going  to  the  King.  For  my  Lord  commanded  me  that 
T  should  not  enter  liis  name  in  my  book.  My  Lord  do 
show  them  and  that  sort  of  people  great  civility.  All 
their  discourse  and  otliors  are  of  the  Kiag's  coming, 
and  we  begin  to  speak  of  it  very  freely.  And  lieard 
how  in  many  cliurches  in  London,  and  upon  many 
signs  there,  and  upon  merchant's  ships  in  the  river, 
they  had  set  up  the  King's  arms.  This  night  there 
came  one  with  a  letter   from   Mr.  Edw.  Montagu  to 


58  PEPYS'S   DIABT.  [April, 

ray  Lord,  with  command  to  deliyer  ii^  to  his  own  hands. 
I  do  believe  that  he  do  carry  some  close  business  on  for 
the  King.  This  day  I  had  a  large  letter  from  Mr. 
Moore,  giving  me  an  account  of  the  present  dispute 
at  London  that  is  like  to  be  at  the  beginning  of  the 
Parliament,  about  the  House  of  Lords,  who  do  resolve 
to  sit  with  the  Commons,  as  not  thinking  themselves 
dissolved  yet.  Which,  whether  it  be  granted  or  no,  or 
whether  they  will  sit  or  no,  it  will  bring  a  great  many 
inconveniences.  His  letter  I  keep,  it  being  a  very  weP 
written  one. 

22nd.  Several  Londoners,  strangers,  friends  of  the 
captains,  dined  here,  whoy  among  other  tilings,  told  us 
how  the  King's  arms  are  every  day  set  up  in  houses 
and  churches,  particularly  in  Allhallows  Church  in 
Thames  Street,  John  Simpson's  church,  which  being 
privately  done  was  a  great  eyesore  to  his  people  when 
they  came  to  church  and  saw  it.  Also  they  told  us 
for  certain  that  the  King's  statue  is  making  by  the 
Mercers'  Company  (who  are  bound  to  do  it)  to  "set  up 
in  the  Exchange. 

23rd.  In  the  evening,  for  the  first  time,  extraordinary 
good  sport  among  the  seamen,  after  my  Lord  Lad  done 
playing  at  nine-pins. 

24t]i.  We  were  on  board  the  London,  which  hath  a 
state-room  much  bigger  than  tlie  Nazehy,  but  not  so 
rich.  After  that,  with  the  captain  on  board  our  own 
ship,  where  we  were  saluted  with  the  news  of  Lam- 


1660.]  PEPYS'S  DIABY.  69 

bert's  being  taken,  which  news  was  brought  to  London 
ou  Sunday  last.  He  was  taken  in  Nortliamptonshire 
by  Colonel  Ingoldsby,  in  the  head  of  a  party,  by 
which  means  their  whole  design  is  broke,  and  things 
now  very  open  and  safe.  And  every  man  begins  to  be 
merry  and  full  of  hopes. 

25th.  Dined  to-day  with  Captain  Gierke  on  board 
the  Speaker  (a  very  brave  ship),  where  was  the  Vice- 
Admiral,  Rear- Admiral,  and  many  other  commanders. 
After  dinner  liome,  not  a  little  contented  to  see  how  I 
am  treated,  and  with  what  respect  made  a  fellow  to  the 
Ijest  commander  in  the  Fleet. 

26th.  This  day  come  Mr.  Donne  back  from  London, 
who  brought  letters  with  him  that  signify  the  meeting 
of  the  Parliament  yesterday.  And  in  the  afternoon 
by  other  letters  I  hear  that  about  twelve  of  the  Lords 
met  and  had  chosen  my  Lord  of  Manchester  Speaker 
of  the  House  of  Lords  (the  young  Lords  that  never  sat 
yet  do  forbear  to  sit  for  the  present) ;  and  Sir  Har- 
bottle  Grimstone,  Speaker  for  the  House  of  Commons, 
which,  after  a  little  debate,  was  granted.  Dr. 
Reynolds  preached  before  the  Commons  before  they 
sat.  My  Lord  told  me  how  Sir  H.  Telverton  (for- 
merly my  schoolfellow)  was  chosen  in  the  first 
place  for  Northamptonshire,  and  Mr.  Crewe  in  the 
second.  And  told  me  how  he  did  believe  that  the 
Cavaliers  have  now  the  upper  hand  clear  of  the 
Presbyterians. 


60  PEPTS'S   DIARY.  [April, 

27th.  After  dinner  came  on  board  Sir  Tliomas 
Hatton  and  Sir  R.  Maleverer,  going  for  Flushing ; 
but  all  the  world  know  that  they  go  where  the  rest  of 
the  many  gentlemen  go  that  every  day  flock  to  the 
King  at  Breda.  They  supped  here,  and  my  Lord  treated 
them  as  he  do  the  rest  that  go  thither,  with  a  great 
deal  of  civility.  While  we  were  at  supper  a  packet 
came,  whereia  much  news  from  several  friends.  The 
chief  is  that,  that  I  had  from  Mr.  Moore,  viz.,  that  he 
fears  the  Cavaliers  in  the  House  will  be  so  high,  that 
the  other  will  be  forced  to  leave  the  House,  and  fall  in 
with  General  Monk,  and  so  ofPer  things  to  the  King  so 
liigh  on  the  Presbyterian  account  that  he  may  refuse, 
and  so  they  will  endeavour  some  more  mischief ;  but 
when  I  told  my  Lord  it,  he  shook  his  head,  and  told  me 
tliat  the  Presbyterians  are  deceived,  for  the  General  is 
certainly  for  the  King's  interest,  and  so  they  will  not 
be  able  to  prevail  that  way  with  him.  After  supper 
the  two  knights  went  on  board  the  Grantham  that  is 
to  convey  them  to  Flushing.  I  am  informed  that  the 
Exchequer  is  now  so  low,  that  there  is  not  £20  there  to 
give  the  messenger  that  brought  the  news  of  Lambert's 
being  taken ;  which  story  is  very  strange  that  he 
should  lose  his  reputation  of  being  a  man  of  courage 
now  at  one  blow,  for  that  he  was  not  able  to  fight  one 
stroke,  but  desired  of  Colonel  Ingoldsby  several  times 
to  let  him  escape.  Late  reading  my  letters,  my  mind 
being  much  troubled  to  think  that,  after  aU  our  hopes, 


1660,]  PEPTS'S   DIABT.  61 

we  should  have  any  cause  to  fear  any  more  disappoint- 
ments therein. 

29th.  After  sermon  in  the  morning  Mr.  Cooke  came 
from  Loudon  witli  a  packet,  bringing  news  how  all  tlio 
young  Lords  that  were  not  in  arms  against  the  Parlia- 
ment do  now  sit.  That  a  letter  is  come  from  the 
King  to  the  House,  which  is  locked  up  by  the  CouncU 
tiU  next  Thursday,  that  it  may  be  read  in  tlie  open 
House  when  they  meet  again,  they  having  adjourned 
till  then  to  keep  a  fast  to-morrow.  And  so  the 
contents  is  not  yet  known.  £13,000  of  the  £20,000 
given  to  General  Monk  is  paid  out  of  the  Exchequer, 
he  giving  £12  among  the  teller's  clerks  of  Exchequer. 
My  Lord  called  me  into  the  great  cabin  below,  where 
he  told  me  that  the  Presbyterians  are  quite  mastered 
by  the  Cavaliers,  and  that  he  fears  Mr.  Crewo  did  go 
a  little  ioo  far  the  other  day  in  keeping  out  the  yoimg 
Lords  from  sitting.  That  he  do  expect  that  the  King 
should  be  brought  over  suddenly,  without  staying  to 
make  any  terms  at  all,  saying  that  the  Presbyterians 
did  intend  to  have  brought  him  in  with  such  conditions 
as  if  he  had  been  in  chains.  But  he  shook  his 
shoulders  when  he  told  me  how  Monk  had  betrayed 
him,  for  it  was  he  tliat  did  put  them  upon  standing  to 
put  out  the  Lords  and  other  members  that  come  not 
within  the  qualifications,  which  he  did  not  like,  but 
however  he  had  done  his  business,  though  it  be  with 
some  kind  of  baseness.    After  dinner  I  walked   a 


62  PEPYS'S   DIARY.  [May, 

great  while  upon  the  deck  with  the  chirurgeou  and 
purser,  and  other  officers  of  the  ship,  and  they  all  pray 
for  the  King's  coming,  which  I  pray  God  send. 

May  1.  To-day  I  hear  they  were  very  merry  at 
Deale,  setting  up  the  King's  fl.ags  upon  one  of  their 
maypoles,  and  drinking  his  health  upon  their  knees  in 
the  streets,  and  firing  the  gmis,  which  the  soldiers  of 
the  castle  threatened,  but  durst  not  oppose. 

2nd.  Mr.  Dunne  from  London,  with  letters  that 
tell  us  the  welcome  news  of  the  Parliament's  rotes 
yesterday,  which  wUl  be  remembered  for  the  happiest 
May-day  that  hath  been  many  a  year  to  England. 
The  King's  letter  was  read  in  the  House,  wherein  he 
submits  himself  and  all  things  to  them,  as  to  an  Act  of 
Oblivion  to  all,  unless  they  shall  please  to  except  any, 
as  to  the  confirming  of  the  sales  of  the  King's  aud 
Church  lands,  if  they  see  good.  The  House,  upon 
reading  the  letter,  ordered  £50,000  to  be  forthwitli 
provided  to  send  to  his  Majesty  for  his  present  supply ; 
and  a  committee  chosen  to  return  an  answer  of  thanks 
to  his  Majesty  for  his  gracious  loiter ;  and  that  the 
letter  be  kept  among  the  records  of  the  Parliament ; 
and  in  all  this  not  so  much  as  one  No.  So  that  Luke 
Robinson  himself  stood  up  and  made  a  recantation  of 
what  he  had  done,  and  promises  to  be  a  loyal  subject 
to  his  prince  for  the  time  to  come.  The  City  of 
London  have  put  out  a  declaration,  wherein  they  do 
disclaim  their  owning  any  other  government  but  that 


16fl0.]  PBPYS'S  DIABT.  63 

of  a  King,  Lords,  and  Commons.  Thanks  was  given 
by  the  House  to  Sir  John  G-reenville,  one  of  the  Bed- 
chamber to  the  King,  who  brought  the  letter,  and  they 
continued  bare  all  the  time  it  was  reading.  Upon 
notice  from  the  Lords  to  the  Commons,  of  their  desire 
that  the  Commons  would  join  with  them  in  their  vote 
for  King,  Lords,  and  Commons ;  the  Commons  did 
concur,  and  voted  that  all  books  whatever  that  are  out 
against  the  Grovemment  of  King,  Lords,  and  Commons 
should  be  brought  into  the  Hotise  and  burned.  Great 
joy  all  yesterday  at  London,  and  at  night  more  bonfires 
than  ever,  and  ringing  of  bells,  and  drinking  of  the 
King's  health  upon  their  knees  in  the  streets,  which 
methinks  is  a  little  too  much.  But  everybody  seems 
to  be  very  joyful  in  the  business,  insomuch  that  our 
sea-commanders  now  begin  to  say  so  too,  which  a  week 
ago  they  would  not  do.  And  our  seamen,  as  many  as 
had  money  or  credit  for  drink,  did  do  nothing  else 
this  evening.  This  day  come  Mr.  North  (Sir  Dudley 
North's  sou)  on  board,  to  spend  a  little  time  here, 
which  my  Lord  was  a  little  troubled  at,  but  he  seems 
to  be  a  fine  gentleman,  and  at  night  did  play  his  part 
exceeding  well  at  first  sight. 

3rd.  This  morning  my  Lord  showed  me  the  King's 
declaration,  and  his  letter  to  the  two  generals,  to  be 
coBununieated  to  the  fleet.  The  contents  of  the  letter 
are  his  offer  of  grace  to  all  that  will  come  in  within 
forty  days,  only  excepting  them  that  the  Parliament 


64  PEPYS'S   DIABY.  fMay, 

shall  hereafter  except.  That  the  sales  of  lauds  during 
these  troubles,  and  all  other  things,  shall  bo  left  to  the 
Parliament,  by  which  he  will  stand.  The  letter  dated  at 
Breda,  April  ^,  1660,  in  the  twelfth  year  of  his  reign. 
Upon  the  receipt  of  it  this  morning  by  an  express,  Mr. 
Philips,  one  of  the  messengers  of  the  Council  from 
General  Monk,  my  Lord  summoned  a  council  of  war, 
and  in  the  meantime  did  dictate  to  me  how  he  would 
have  the  vote  ordered  which  he  would  have  pass  this 
council.  "Which  done,  the  commanders  all  came  on 
board,  and  the  council  sat  in  the  coach  (the  firsi 
council  of  war  that  had  been  in  my  time),  where  I  read 
the  letter  and  declaration;  and  while  they  were  dis- 
coursing upon  it,  I  seemed  to  draw  up  a  vote,  which 
being  offered,  they  passed.  Not  one  man  seemed  to 
say  no  to  it,  though  I  am  confident  many  in  their 
hearts  were  against  it.  After  this  was  done,  I  went 
up  to  the  quarter-deck  witli  my  Lord  and  the  com- 
manders, and  there  read  both  the  pajjors  and  the  vote ; 
which  done,  and  demanding  their  opinion,  the  seamen 
did  aU  of  them  cry  out,  "  God  bless  King  Charles !  " 
with  the  greatest  joy  imaginable.  That  being  done,  Sir 
R.  Stayner,  who  had  invited  us  yesterday,  took  all  the 
commanders  and  myself  on  board  with  liim  to  dinner, 
which  not  being  ready,  I  went  with  Captain  Hay  ward 
to  the  Plymouth  and  Essex,  and  did  what  I  had  to  do 
and  returned,  where  very  merry  at  dinner.  After 
dinner,  to  the  rest  of  the  ships   quite  through  the 


1660.]  PEPTS'S  DIABY.  #      65 

fleet ;  wh^ch  was  a  very  brave  sight  to  visit  all  the 
ships,  and  to  be  received  with  the  respect  and  honour 
that  I  was  on  board  them  aU,  and  much  more  to  see 
the  great  joy  that  I  brought  to  all  men,  not  one 
through  the  whole  fleet  showing  the  least  dislike  of 
the  business.  In  the  evening,  as  I  was  going  on  board 
the  Vice-Admiral,  the  General  began  to  fire  his  guns, 
which  lie  did  all  that  he  had  in  the  ship,  and  so  did  all 
the  rest  of  the  commanders,  which  was  very  gallant, 
and  to  hear  the  bullets  go  hissing  over  our  heads  as  we 
were  in  the  boat.  Tliis  done,  and  finished  my  procla- 
mation, I  returned  to  the  Nazeby,  where  my  Lord  was 
much  pleased  to  hear  how  all  the  fleet  took  it  in  a 
transport  of  joy,  showed  me  a  private  letter  of  the 
King's  to  him,  and  another  from  the  Duke  of  York,  in 
such  familiar  style  as  their  common  friend,  with  aU 
kindness  imaginable.  And  I  foimd  by  the  letters,  and 
so  my  Lord  told  me  too,  that  there  had  been  many 
lett-ers  passed  between  them  for  a  great  while,  and  I 
perceive  unknown  to  Monk.  And  among  the  rest  that 
had  carried  these  letters,  Sir  John  Boys  is  one,  and 
Mr.  Norwood,  which  had  a  ship  to  carry  him  over  the 
other  day,  when  my  Lord  would  not  have  me  put  down 
his  name  in  the  book.  The  King  speaks  of  his  being 
courted  to  come  to  the  Hague,  but  to  desire  my  Lord's 
advice  where  to  eome  to  take  ship.  And  the  Duke 
offers  to  learn  the  seaman's  trade  of  him,  in  such 
familiar  words  as  if  Jack  Cole  and  I  had  written  them. 
0—33 


66  PEPYS'S   DIAET.  [May, 

This  was  very  strange  to  me,  that  my  Lord  should 
carry  all  things  so  wisely  and  prudently  as  he  does, 
and  I  was  over-joyful  to  see  him  in  so  good  condition, 
and  he  did  not  a  little  please  himself  to  tell  me  how 
he  had  provided  for  himself  so  great  a  hold  on  the 
King. 

After  this  to  supper,  and  then  to  writing  of  letters 
till  twelve  at  night,  and  so  up  again  at  three  in  the 
morning.  My  Lord  seemed  to  put  great  confidence  in 
me,  and  would  take  my  advice  in  many  things.  I  per- 
ceive his  being  willing  to  do  all  the  honour  in  the 
world  to  Monk,  and  to  let  him  have  all  the  honour  of 
doing  the  business,  though  he  will  many  tiiiaes  express 
his  thoughts  of  him  to  be  but  a  thick-skulled  fool ;  so 
that  I  do  believe  there  is  some  agreement  more  than 
ordinary  between  the  King  and  my  Lord  to  Ifet  Monk 
carry  on  the  business,  for  it  is  he  that  can  do  the 
business,  or  at  least  that  can  hinder  it,  if  he  be  not 
flattered  and  observed.  This,  my  Lord  will  hint  him- 
self sometimes.  My  Lord,  I  perceive  by  the  King's 
letter,  had  written  to  him  about  his  father,  Crewe,  and 
the  King  did  speak  well  of  him ;  but  my  Lord  tells 
me,  that  he  is  afraid  that  he  hath  too  much  concerned 
himself  with  the  Presbyterians  against  the  House  of 
Lords,  which  will  do  him  a  great  discourtesy. 

4th.  I  wrote  this  morning  many  letters,  and  to  all 
the  copies  of  the  vote  of  the  council  of  war  I  put  my 
name,  that  if  it  should  come  in  print  my  name  may  be 


!««.]  PBPTS'S   DIABT.  67 

to  it.    I  sent  a  copy  of  the  vote  to  Doling,  enclosed  in 
this  letter : — 

"  SrE, — He  that  can  fancy  a  fleet  (like  ours)  in  her 
pride,  with  pendants  loose,  guns  roaring,  caps  flying, 
and  the  lond  "  Vive  le  Roy's,"  echoed  from  one  ship's 
company  to  another,  he,  and  he  only,  can  apprehend  the 
joy  this  enclosed  vote  was  received  with,  or  the  blessing 
he  thought  himself  possessed  of  that  bore  it,  and  is 
"  Tour  humble  servant." 

About  nine  o'clock  I  got  all  my  letters  done,  and 
sent  them  by  the  messenger  that  come  yesterday.  This 
morning  come  Captain  Isham  on  board  with  a  gentle- 
man going  to  the  King,  by  whom  very  cunningly,  my 
Lord  tells  me,  he  intends  to  send  an  account  of  this 
day's  and  yesterday's  actions  here,  notwithstanding  he 
had  written  to  the  Parliament  to  have  leave  of  them 
to  send  the  King  the  answer  of  the  fleet.  Since  my 
writing  of  the  last  paragraph,  my  Lord  called  me  to 
him  to  read  his  letter  to  the  King,  to  see  whether  I 
could  find  any  slips  in  it  or  no.  And  as  much  of  the 
letter  as  I  can  rememljer,  is  thus : — 

"  May  it  please  your  Most  Excellent  Majesty,"  and 
so  begins. 

That  he  yesterday  received  from  General  Monk  his 
Majesty's  letter  and  direction ;  and  that  Greneral  Monk 
had  desired  him  to  write  to  the  Parliament  to  have 
leave  to  send  the  vote  of  the  seamen  before  he  did 


88  PEPYS'S   DIABT.  [May, 

send  it  to  Mm,  which  he  had  done  by  writing  to  both 
Speakers ;  but  for  his  private  satisfaction  he  had  sent 
it  thus  privately  (and  so  the  copy  of  the  proceedings 
yesterday  was  sent  him),  and  that  this  came  by  a 
gentleman  that  came  this  day  on  board,  intending  to 
wait  upon  his  Majesty,  that  he  is  my  Lord's  country- 
man, and  one  whose  friends  have  suffered  much  on  his 
Majesty's  behalf.  That  my  Lords  Pembroke  and 
Salisbury  are  put  out  of  the  House  of  Lords.  That 
my  Lord  is  very  joyful  that  other  countries  do  pay  him 
the  civility  and  respect  due  to  him,  and  that  he  do 
much  rejoice  to  see  that  the  King  do  receive  none  of 
their  assistance  (or  some  such  words),  from  them,  he 
having  strength  enough  in  the  love  and  loyalty  of  his 
own  subjects  to  support  him.  That  his  Majesty  had 
chosen  the  best  place,  Scheveling,  for  his  embarking, 
and  that  there  is  nothing  in  the  world  of  which  he  is 
more  ambitious,  than  to  have  the  honour  of  attending 
his  Majesty,  which  he  hoped  would  be  speedy.  That 
he  had  commanded  the  vessel  to  attend  at  Helversluce 
tUl  this  gentleman  returns,  that  so  if  his  Majesty  do 
not  think  it  fit  to  command  the  fleet  himself,  yet  that 
he  may  be  there  to  receive  his  commands  and  bring 
them  to  his  Lordship.  He  ends  his  letter  that  he  is 
confounded  with  the  thoughts  of  the  high  expressions 
of  love  to  him  in  the  King's  letter,  and  concludes, 

"  Tour  most  loyal,  dutiful,  faithful  and   obedient 
subject  and  servant,  "E.  M." 


1660.]  FEPTS'S  DIAST.  09 

After  snpper  at  the  table  in  the  coach,  my  Lord 
talking  concerning  the  uncertainty  of  the  places  of  the 
Exchequer  to  them  that  had  them  now,  he  did  at  last 
think  of  an  office  which  do  belong  to  him  in  case  the 
King  do  restore  every  man  to  his  place  that  ever  had 
been  patent,  which  is  to  be  one  of  the  Clerks  of  the 
Signet,  which  will  be  a  fine  employment  for  one  of  his 
sonB. 

In  the  af  tei*noon  come  a  minister  on  board,  one  Mr. 
Sharpe,  who  is  going  to  the  King,  who  tells  me  that 
commissioners  are  chosen  both  of  the  Lords  and 
Commons,  to  go  to  the  King,  and  that  Dr.  Clarges  is 
going  to  him  from  the  army,  and  that  he  will  be  here 
to-morrow.  My  letters  at  night  tell  me  that  the 
House  did  deliver  their  letter  to  Sir  John  Greenville, 
in  answer  to  the  King's  sending,  and  that  they  give 
him  £500  for  his  pains,  to  buy  him  a  jewel,  and  that 
besides  the  £50,000  ordered  to  bo  borrowed  of  the 
City  for  the  present  use  of  the  King,  the  twelve 
companies  of  the  City  do  give  every  one  of  them  to  his 
Majesty  as  a  present,  £1,000. 

5th.  All  the  morning  very  busy  writing  letters  to 
London,  and  a  packet  to  Mr.  Downing,  to  acquaint 
him  with  what  had  been  done  lately  in  the  fleet.  And 
this  I  did  by  my  Lord's  command,  who,  I  thank  him, 
did  of  himself  think  of  doing  it,  to  do  me  a  kindness, 
for  he  wrote  a  letter  himself  to  liim,  thanking  him  for 
his  kindness  to  me.     This  evening  come  Dr.  Clarges 


70  PEPYS'S  DIAJfcT.  [May, 

to  Deal,  going  to  the  King,  where  the  to-wnspeople 
strewed  the  streets  with  herba  against  his  coming,  for 
joy  of  his  going.  Never  was  there  so  general  a  con- 
tent as  there  is  now.  I  cannot  but  remember  that  our 
parson  did,  in  his  prayer  to-night,  pray  for  the  long 
life  and  happiness  of  our  King  and  dread  Sovereign, 
that  may  last  as  long  as  the  sun  and  moon  endureth. 

6th.  It  fell  very  well  to-day :  a  stranger  preached 
here  for  Mr.  Ibbot,  one  Mr.  Stanley,  who  prayed  for 
King  Charles  by  tlie  Grace  of  God,  &c.,  which  gave 
great  contentment  to  the  gentlemen  that  were  on 
board  here,  and  they  said  they  would  talk  of  it  when 
they  come  to  Breda,  as  not  having  it  done  yet  in 
London  so  publicly.  After  they  were  gone  from  on 
board,  my  Lord  wrote  a  letter  to  the  King,  and  give  it 
me  to  carry  privately  to  Sir  William  Compton,  on 
board  the  Assistance,  which  I  did,  and  after  a  health 
to  his  Majesty  on  board  there,  I  left  l^em  under  sail 
for  Breda. 

7th.  My  Lord  went  this  morning  about  the  flag-ships 
in  a  boat,  to  see  what  alterations  there  must  be,  as  to 
the  arms  and  flags.  He  did  give  me  orders,  also,  to 
write  for  silk  flags  and  scarlet  waistclothes ;  for  a  rich 
barge  ;  for  a  noise  of  trumpets,  and  a  set  of  fiddlers. 
Very  great  deal  of  company  come  to-day,  among  others 
Mr.  BeUasses,  Sir  Thomas  Lenthropp,  Sir  Henry 
Chichley,  Colonel  Philip  Hoiiiwood,  and  Capfain  Titus, 
the  last  of  whom  my  Lord  showed  all  our  cabius,  and 


1660.]  PEPYS'S  DIAST.  71 

I  suppose  he  is  to  take  notice  what  room  there  will  be 
for  the  King's  entertainment. 

8th.  My  letters  to-day  tell  me  how  it  was  intended 
that  the  King  should  be  proclaimed  to-day  in  London, 
with  a  g^eat  deal  of  pomp.  I  had  also  news  who  they 
are  that  are  chosen  of  the  Lords  and  Commons  to 
attend  the  King.  And  also,  the  whole  story  of  what 
we  did  the  other  day  in  the  fleet,  at  reading  of  the 
King's  declaration,  and  my  name  at  the  bottom  of  it. 

9th.  Up  very  early,  writing  a  letter  to  tlie  King,  as 
from  the  two  Generals  of  tlie  fleet,  in  answer  to  his 
letter  to  them,  wherein  my  Lord  do  give  most  humble 
thanks  for  his  gracious  letter  and  declaration;  and 
promises  all  duty  and  obedience  to  him.  This  letter 
was  carried  this  morning  to  Sir  Peter  Killigrew,  who 
come  hither  this  morning  early  to  bring  an  order  from 
the  Lords'  House  to  my  Lord,  giving  him  power  to 
write  an  answer  to  the  King.  This  morning  my  Lord 
St.  John  and  other  persons  of  honour  were  here  to  see 
my  Lord,  and  so  away  to  Flushing.  As  we  were 
sitting  down  to  dinner,  in  comes  Noble  with  a  letter 
from  the  House  of  Lords  to  my  Lord,  to  desire  liim  to 
provide  ships  to  transport  the  Commissioners  to  the 
King,  which  are  expected  here  this  week.  He  brought 
us  certain  news  that  the  King  was  proclaimed  yester- 
day with  great  pomp,  and  brought,  down  one  of  the 
Proclamations,  with  great  joy  to  us  all ;  for  which 
Grod  be  praised.     This  morning  come  Mr.  Saunderson, 


72  PEPTS'S   DIABT.  [May, 

that  wrote  the  story  of  the  King,  hither,  who  is  going 
over  to  the  King. 

lOtk  At  night,  while  my  Lord  was  at  supper,  in 
comes  my  Lord  Lauderdale  and  Sir  John  Greenville, 
who  supped  here,  and  so  went  away.  After  they  were 
gone,  my  Lord  called  me  into  his  cabin,  and  told  me 
how  he  was  commanded,  to  set  sail  presently  for  the 
King,  and  was  very  glad  thereof.  I  got  him  after- 
wards to  sign  things  in  bed. 

11th.  This  morning  we  began  to  pull  down  all  the 
State's  arms  in  the  fleet,  having  first  sent  to  Dover  for 
painters  and  others  to  come  to  set  up  the  King's. 
There  dined  here  my  Lord  Orafford  and  my  Lord 
Cavendish,  and  other  Scotchmen  whom  I  afterwards 
ordered  to  be  received  on  board  the  Plymouth,  and  to 
go  along  with  ns.  After  dinner  we  set  sail  from  the 
Downs.  In  the  afternoon  overtook  us  three  or  four 
gentlemen :  two  of  the  Berties,  and  one  Mr.  Dormerhay, 
a  Scotch  gentleman,  who,  telling  my  Lord  that  they 
heard  the  Commissioners  were  come  out  of  London  to- 
day, my  Lord  dropt  anchor  over  against  Dover  Castle 
(which  give  us  about  thirty  guns  in  passing),  and  upon 
a  high  debate  with  the  Yice  and  Rear- Admiral  whether 
it  were  safe  to  go  and  not  stay  for  the  Commissioners, 
he  did  resolve  to  send  Sir  R.  Stayner  to  Dover,  to 
inquire  of  my  Lord  Winchelsea  whether  or  no  they 
are  come  out  of  London,  and  then  to  resolve  to-morrow 
morning  of  going  or  not.     Which  was  done. 


liCeO.]  PBPYS'S  DIABT.  73 

12th.  My  Lord  give  me  many  orders  to  make  for 
direction  for  the  ships  that  are  left  in  the  Downs, 
giving  them  the  greatest  charge  in  the  world  to  bring 
no  passengers  with  them,  when  they  come  after  us  to 
Scheveliug  Bay,  excepting  Mr.  Edward  Montagu,  Mr. 
Thomas  Crewe,  and  Sir  H.  "Wright.  Sir  R.  Stayner 
told  my  Lord,  that  my  Lord  Wiuchelsea  understands 
by  letters,  that  the  Commissioners  are  only  to  come  to 
Dover  to  attend  the  coming  over  of  the  King.  So  my 
Lord  did  give  order  for  weighing  anchor,  which  we 
did,  and  sailed  all  day. 

13tli.  To  the  quarter-deck,  at  which  the  tailors  and 
painters  were  at  work,  cutting  out  some  pieces  of  yellow 
cloth  in  the  fashion  of  a  crown  and  C.R.,  and  put  it 
upon  a  fine  sheet,  and  that  into  the  flag  instead  of  the 
State's  arms,  which  after  dinner  was  finished  and  set 
up.  This  morning  Sir  J.  Boys  and  Capt.  Isham  met 
us  in  the  Nonsuch,  the  first  of  whom,  after  a  word  or 
two  with  my  Lord,  wenj;  forward,  the  other  stayed.  I 
heard  by  them  how  Mr.  Downing  had  never  made  any 
address  to  the  King,  and  for  that  was  hated  exceed- 
ingly by  the  Court,  and  that  he  was  in  a  Dutch  ship 
which  sailed  by  us,  then  going  to  England  with  dis- 
grace. Also  how  Mr.  Morland  was  knighted  by  the 
King  this  week,  and  that  the  King  did  give  the  reason 
of  it  openly,  that  it  was  for  his  giving  him  intelligence 
all  the  time  he  was  clerk  to  Secretary  Thurloe.  Li  the 
ftftemoon  a  council  of  war,  only  to  acquaint  them  that 


74  PEPYS'S   DIARY.  L^ay, 

the  harp  must  be  taken  out  of  all  their  flags,  it  being 
very  offensive  to  the  King.  Late  at  night  we  -wrote 
letters  to  the  King  of  the  news  of  our  coming,  and 
Mr,  Edward  Pickering  carried  them.  Capt.  Isham 
went  on  shore,  nobody  showing  of  him  any  respect ;  so 
the  old  man  very  fairly  took  leave  of  my  Lord,  and  my 
Lord  very  coldly  bid  him  "  God  be  with  you,"  which 
was  very  strange,  but  that  I  hear  that  he  keeps  a 
great  deal  of  prating  and  talking  on  shore,  on  board, 
at  the  King's  Courts,  what  command  he  had  with  my 
Lord,  &c. 

14th.  In  the  morning  the  Hague  was  clearly  to  be 
seen  by  us.  My  Lord  went  up  in  his  nightgown  into 
the  cuddy,  to  see  how  to  dispose  thereof  for  himself 
and  us  that  belong  to  him,  to  give  order  for  our 
removal  to-day.  Some  nasty  Dutchmen  came  on  board 
to  proffer  their  boats  to  carry  things  from  us  on  shore, 
&c.,  to  get  money  by  us.  Before  noon  some  gentlemen 
came  on  board  from  the  shore  to  kiss  my  Lord's  hands. 
And  by-and-by  Mr.  North  and  Dr.  Gierke  went  to  kiss 
the  Queen  of  Bohemia's  hands,  from  my  Lord,  with 
twelve  attendants  from  on  board  to  wait  on  them, 
among  which  I  sent  my  boy,  who,  like  myseK,  is  with 
child  to  see  any  strange  thing.  After  noon  they  came 
back  again  after  having  kissed  the  Queen  of  Bohemia's 
hand,  and  were  sent  again  by  my  Lord  to  do  the  same 
to  the  Prince  of  Orange.  So  I  got  the  captain  to  ask 
leave  for  me  to  go,  which  my  Lord  did  give,  and  I, 


1660.]  PBPTS'S   DIABY.  75 

taking  my  boy  and  Judge-Advocate  with  me,  went 
in  company  with  them.  The  weather  bad ;  we  were 
sadly  washed  when  we  come  near  the  shore,  it  being 
very  hard  to  land  there.  The  shore  is  so,  all  tlie 
country  between  that  and  the  Hague,  all  sand.  The 
Hague  is  a  most  neat  place  in  all  respects.  Tlie  houses 
so  neat  in  aU  places  and  things  as  is  possible.  Here 
we  walked  up  and  down  a  g^eat  while,  the  town  being 
now  very  full  of  Englishmen,  for  that  the  Londoners 
were  come  on  shore  to-day.  But  going  to  see  the 
Prince,  he  was  gone  forth  with  his  governor,  and  so  wo 
walked  up  and  down  the  town  and  court  to  see  the 
place ;  and  by  the  help  of  a  stranger,  an  Englishman, 
we  8»w  a  great  many  places,  and  were  made  to  under- 
stand many  things,  as  the  intention  of  maypoles,  which 
we  saw  there  standing  at  every  great  man's  door,  of 
different  greatness  according  to  the  quality  of  the 
person.  About  ten  at  night  the  Prince  comes  home, 
and  we  found  an  easy  admission.  His  attendance 
very  inconsiderable  as  for  a  prince ;  but  yet  handsome, 
and  his  tutor  a  fine  man,  and  himself  a  very  pretty 
boy. 

15th.  Coming  on  board  we  found  all  the  Com- 
missioners of  the  House  of  Lords  at  dinner  with  my 
Lord,  who  after  dinner  went  away  for  shore.  Mr.  Mor- 
land,  now  Sir  Samuel,  was  here  on  board,  but  I  do  not 
find  that  my  Lord  or  anybody  did  give  him  any  re- 
spect, he  being  looked  upon  by  him  and  all  men  as  a 


76  PEPYS'S   DIAET.  [May, 

knave.  Among  others  he  betrayed  Sir  Rich.  "Willis 
that  married  Dr.  F.  Jones's  daughter,  who  had  paid 
him  £1,000  at  one  time  by  the  Protector's  and  Secretary 
Thurloe's  order,  for  intelligence  that  he  sent  concern- 
ing the  King.  In  the  afternoon  my  Lord  called  me 
on  purpose  to  show  me  his  fine  clothes  which  are  now 
come  hither,  and  indeed  are  very  rich  as  gold  and 
silver  can  make  them,  only  his  sword  he  and  I  do  not 
like.  In  the  afternoon  my  Lord  and  I  walked  together 
in  the  coach  two  hours,  talking  together  upon  all  sorts 
of  discourse :  as  religion,  wherein  he  is,  I  perceive, 
wholly  sceptical,  saying,  that  indeed  the  Protestants  as 
to  the  Church  of  Rome  are  wholly  fanatics :  he  likes 
uniformity  and  form  of  prayer.  About  State-business, 
among  other  thiugs  he  told  me  that  his  conversion  to 
the  King's  cause  (for  I  was  saying  that  I  wondered 
from  what  time  the  King  could  look  upon  him  to  be- 
come friend),  commenced  from  his  being  in  the  Sound, 
when  he  found  what  usage  he  was  likely  to  have 
from  a  Commonwealth.  My  Lord,  the  captain,  and  I 
supped  in  my  Lord's  chamber,  where  I  did  perceive 
that  he  did  begin  to  show  me  much  more  respect 
than  ever  ho  did  yet.  After  supper,  my  Lord  sent 
for  me,  intending  to  have  me  play  at  cards  with 
him,  but  I  not  knowing  cribbage,  we  fell  into  dis- 
course of  many  things,  and  the  ship  rolled  so  much 
that  I  was  not  able  to  stand,  and  so  he  bid  me  go  to 
bed. 


1680.]  PKPTS'S  DIAST.  77 

16th.  Como  in  some  with  yisits,  among  the  rest 
one  from  Admiral  Opdam,  who  spoke  Latin  well, 
but  not  French  or  English,  who  my  Lord  made  me  to 
entertain.  Commissioner  Pett  was  now  come  to  take 
care  to  get  all  things  ready  for  the  King  on  board. 
My  Lord  in  his  best  suit,  this  the  first  day,  in  expec- 
tation to  wait  upon  the  King.  But  Mr.  Edw.  Pickering 
coming  from  the  King  brought  word  that  the  King 
would  not  put  my  Lord  to  the  trouble  of  coming  to 
him,  but  that  he  would  come  to  the  shore  to  look  upon 
the  fleet  to-day,  which  we  expected,  and  had  our  guns 
ready  to  fire,  and  our  scarlet  waistclothes  out  and 
silk  pendants,  but  he  did  not  come.  This  evening  came 
Mr.  John  Pickering  on  board,  like  an  ass,  with  his 
feathers  and  new  suit  that  he  had  made  at  the  Hague. 
My  Lord,  very  angry  for  him  staying  on  shore,  bidding 
me  a  little  before  to  send  for  him,  telling  me  that  he 
was  afraid  that  for  his  father's  sake  he  might  have 
some  mischief  done  him,  unless  he  used  the  General's 
name.  This  afternoon  M.  Edw.  Pickering  told  me  in 
what  a  sad,  poor  condition  for  clothes  and  money  the 
King  was,  and  all  his  attendants,  when  he  came  to 
lum  first  from  my  Lord,  their  clothes  not  being  worth 
forty  shillings  the  best  of  them.  And  how  overjoyed 
the  King  was  when  Sir  J.  Greenville  brought  him 
some  money;  so  joyful,  that  he  called  the  Princess 
Royal  and  Duke  of  Tork  to  look  ujwn  it  as  it  lay  in 
the  portmanteau  before  it  was  taken  out.    My  Lord 


78  PEPTS'S   DIARt.  [Maj, 

told  me,  too,  that  the  Duke  of  York  is  made  High 
Admiral  of  England. 

17th.  Dr.  Gierke  came  to  me  to  tell  me  that  he 
heard  this  morning,  by  some  Dutch  that  are  come  on 
board  already  to  see  the  ships,  that  there  was  a  Portu- 
guese taken  yesterday,  at  the  Hague,  that  had  a  de- 
sign to  kill  the  King.  But  this  1  heard  afterwards 
was  only  the  mistake  upon  one  being  observed  to  wali 
with  his  sword  naked,  he  having  lost  his  scabbard 
Before  dinner  Mr.  Edw.  Pickering  and  I,  W.  Howe, 
Pim,  and  my  boy,  to  Scheveling,  where  we  took  coach, 
and  so  to  the  Hague,  where  walking,  intending  to  find 
one  that  might  show  us  the  King  incognito,  I  met 
with  Captain  Whittington  (that  had  formerly  brought 
a  letter  to  my  Lord  from  the  Mayor  of  London),  and  he 
did  promise  me  to  do  it,  but  first  we  went  and  dined. 
At  dinner  in  came  Dr.  Cade,  a  merry  mad  parson  of 
the  King's.  And  they  two  got  the  chUd  and  me  (the 
others  not  being  able  to  crowd  in)  to  see  the  King, 
who  kissed  the  child  very  affectionately.  Then  we 
kissed  his,  and  the  Duke  of  York's,  and  the  Princess 
Royal's  hands.  The  King  seems  to  be  a  very  sober 
man ;  and  a  very  splendid  Court  he  hath  in  the 
number  of  pereons  of  quality  that  are  about  him ; 
English  very  rich  in  habit.  JFiom  the  King  to  the 
Lord  Chancellor,  who  did  lie  bed-rid  of  the  gout :  he 
spoke  very  merrily  to  the  child  and  me.  After  that, 
going  to  see  the  Queen  of  Bohemia,  I  met  Dr.  Puller, 


1660.]  PEPYS'S  DIAEY.  79 

whom  I  sent  to  a  tavern  with  Mr.  Edw.  Pickering, 
while  I  ami  the  rest  went  to  see  the  Queen,  who  used 
us  very  respectfully:  her  hand  we  all  kissed.  She 
seems  a  very  debonaire,  but  a  plain  lady.  In  a  coach 
we  went  to  see  a  house  of  the  Princess  Dowager's  in  a 
[Mirk  about  a  mUe  from  the  Hague,  where  there  is  one 
of  the  most  beautiful  rooms  for  pictures  in  the  whole 
world.  She  had  here  one  picture  upon  the  top,  witli 
these  words,  dedicating  it  to  the  memory  of  her  hna- 
band : — Ineomparahili  inarito,  inconsolabilis  vidua. 

18th.  Yery  early  up,  and,  hearing  that  the  Duke  of 
Tork,  our  Lord  High  Admiral,  would  go  on  board  to- 
day, Mr.  Pickering  and  I  took  waggon  for  Scheveling. 
But  the  wind  being  so  ver}'  high  tliat  no  boats  could 
get  ofE  from  shore,  we  returned  to  the  Hague  (hav- 
ing breakfasted  with  a  gentleman  of  the  Duke's  and 
Commissioner  Pett,  sent  on  purpose  to  give  notice  to 
my  Lord  of  his  coming).  We  got  a  boy  of  the  town  to 
go  along  with  us,  and  he  showed  us  the  church  where 
Van  Trump  lies  entombed,  with  a  very  fine  monument. 
His  epitaph  is  concluded  thus  :  —  Tandem,  Bella 
Anylieo  tantum,  non  victor,  certe  invictv^,  vivere  et 
vincere  desiit.  Tlicre  is  a  sea-fight  cut  in  marble, 
with  the  smoke,  the  best  expressed  that  ever  I  saw  in 
my  life.  From  thenc  ■  ' )  the  great  church,  that  stands 
in  a  fine  great  markot-place,  over  against  the  Stadt- 
house,  and  there  I  saw  a  stately  tomb  of  the  old  Prince 
of  Orange,  of  marble  and  brass ;  wherein  among  other 


80  PBPTS'S  DIARY.  [May, 

rarities  there  are  the  angels  with  their  trampets  ex- 
pressed as  it  were  crying.  Here  were  very  fine  organs 
in  both  of  the  churches.  It  is  a  most  sweet  town,  with 
bridges,  and  a  river  in  every  street.  We  met  with 
Commissioner  Pett  going  down  to  the  water-side 
with  Major  Harly,  who  is  going  upon  a  dispatch  into 
England. 

19th.  "Up  early  and  went  to  Scheveling,  where  I 
found  no  getting  on  board,  though  the  Duke  of  York 
sent  every  day  to  see  whether  he  could  do  it  or  no. 
By  waggon  to  Lausdune,  where  the  365  children  were 
bom.  We  saw  the  hill  where  they  say  the  house  stood 
wherein  the  children  were  bom.  The  basins  wherein 
the  male  and  female  children  were  baptised  do  stand 
over  a  large  table  that  hangs  upon  a  wall,  with  the 
whole  story  of  the  thing  in  Dutch  and  Latin,  begin- 
ning, "  Margarita  Herman  Comitissa,"  &c.  The  thing 
was  done  about  200  years  ago. 

20th.  Commissioner  Pctt  at  last  came  to  our  lodging, 
and  caused  the  boats  to  go  oif ;  so  some  in  one  boat 
and  some  in  another  we  aU  bid  adieu  to  the  shore. 
But  through  the  badness  of  weather  we  were  in  great 
danger,  and  a  great  while  before  we  could  get  to  the 
ship.  This  hath  not  been  known  four  days  together 
such  weather  this  time  of  year,  a  great  while.  Indeed, 
our  fleet  was  thought  to  be  in  great  danger,  but  we 
found  all  well. 

21st.    The  weather  foul  all  this  day  also.    After 


1600.3  PSPYS'S  DIABY.  81 

dinner,  about  writing  one  thing  or  other  all  day,  and 
setting  my  papers  in  order,  hearing  by  letters  that 
came  hither  in  my  absence,  that  the  Parliament  had 
ordered  all  persons  to  be  secured,  in  order  to  a  trial, 
that  did  sit  as  judges  in  the  late  King's  death,  and  all 
the  officers  attending  the  Court.  Sir  John  Lenthall 
moving  in  the  House,  that  all  that  had  borne  arms 
against  the  King  should  be  exempted  from  pardon,  he 
was  called  to  the  bar  of  the  House,  and  after  a  8e\  ere  re- 
proof he  was  degraded  his  knighthood.  At  Court  I  find 
that  all  things  grow  high.  The  old  clergy  talk  as  being 
sure  of  their  lands  again,  and  laugh  at  the  Presbytery ; 
and  it  is  believed  that  the  sales  of  the  King's  and  Bishops' 
lands  will  never  be  confirmed  by  Parliament,  there 
being  nothing  now  in  any  man's  power  to  hinder  them 
and  the  King  from  doing  what  they  had  a  mind,  but 
everybody  willing  to  submit  to  anything.  We  expect 
every  day  to  have  the  King  and  Duke  on  board  as  soon 
as  it  is  fair.  My  Lord  does  nothing  now,  but  offers 
all  things  to  the  pleasure  of  the  Duke  as  Lord  High 
Admiral.     So  that  I  am  at  a  loss  what  to  do. 

22nd.  News  brought  that  the  two  Dukes  are  coming 
on  board,  which,  by-and-by,  they  did,  in  a  Dutch  boat, 
the  Duke  of  York  in  yellow  trimmings,  the  Duke  of 
Gloucester  in  grey  and  red.  My  Lord  went  in  a  boat 
to  meet  them,  the  captain,  myself,  and  others  standing 
at  the  entering  port.  So  soon  as  they  were  entered  we 
shot  the  gims  off  round  the  fleet.    After  that  they 


82  PEPYS*S   DIAET.  [^y, 

went  to  view  the  ship  all  over,  and  were  most  ex- 
ceedingly pleased  with  it.  They  seem  to  be  very 
fine  gentlemen.  After  that  done,  upon  the  quarter- 
deck table,  under  the  awuing,  the  Duke  of  York  and 
my  Lord,  Mr.  Coventry,  and  I,  spent  an  hour  at 
allotting  to  every  ship  their  service,  in  their  return  to 
England;  which  being  done,  they  went  to  dinner, 
where  the  table  was  very  full ;  the  two  Dukes  at  the 
upper  end,  my  Lord  Opdam  next  on  one  side,  and  my 
Lord  on  the  other.  Two  guns  given  to  every  man 
while  he  was  drinking  the  King's  health,  and  so  like- 
wise to  the  Duke's  health.  I  took  down  Monsieur 
d'Esquier  to  the  great  cabin  below,  and  dined  with 
him  in  state  along  with  only  one  or  two  friends  of  his. 
All  dinner  the  liarper  belonging  to  Captain  Sparling, 
played  to  the  Dukes.  After  dinner,  the  Dukes  and 
my  Lord  to  sea,  the  Vice  and  Rear- Admirals  and  I  in 
a  boat  after  them.  After  that  done,  they  made  to  the 
shore  in  the  Dutch  boat  that  brought  them,  and  I  got 
into  the  boat  with  them ;  but  the  shore  was  f  uU  of 
people  to  expect  their  coming.  When  we  came  near  the 
shore,  my  Lord  left  them  and  come  into  his  own  boat, 
and  Pen  and  I  with  him ;  my  Lord  being  very  well 
pleased  with  this  day's  work.  By  the  time  we  came 
on  board  again,  news  is  sent  us  that  the  King  is  on 
shore ;  so  my  Lord  fired  all  his  guns  round  twice,  and 
aU  the  fleet  after  him.  The  gun  over  against  my 
cabin  I  fired  myself  to  the  King,  which  was  the  first 


l')600  PEPYS'S  DIAEY.  83 

time  that  he  had  been  saluted  by  his  own  ships  since 
this  change ;  but  holding  my  head  too  much  over  the 
gun,  I  had  almost  spoiled  my  right  eye.  Nothing  in 
the  world  but  giving  of  guns  almost  all  this  day.  In 
the  evening  we  began  to  remove  cabins;  I  to  the 
carpenter's  cabin,  and  Dr.  Gierke  with  me.  Many  of 
the  King's  servants  came  on  board  to-night;  and  so 
many  Dutch  of  all  sorts  came  to  see  the  ship  till  it  was 
quite  dark,  that  we  could  not  pass  by  one  another, 
which  was  a  great  trouble  to  us  all.  This  afternoon 
Mr.  Downing  (who  was  knighted  yesterday  by  the 
King)  was  here  on  board,  and  had  a  ship  for  his  pas- 
sage into  England,  with  his  lady  and  servants.  By 
the  same  token  he  called  me  to  him  when  I  was  going 
to  write  the  order,  to  tell  me  that  I  must  write  him 
Sir  G.  Downing.  My  Lord  lay  in  the  roimdhouse 
to-night.  This  evening  I  was  late  writing  a  French 
letter  by  my  Lord's  order  to  Monsieur  Wragh,  Am- 
bassador de  Deumarke  k  la  Haye,  which  my  Lord 
signed  in  bod. 

23i*d.  In  the  morning  come  infinity  of  people  on 
board  from  the  King  to  go  along  with  him.  My  Lord. 
Mr.  Crewe,  and  otliers  go  on  shore  to  meet  the  King  as 
lie  comes  off  from  shore,  where  Sir  B.  Stayner,  bring- 
ing his  Majesty  into  the  boat,  I  hear  that  his  Majesty 
did  with  a  great  deal  of  affection  kiss  my  Lord  upon 
his  first  meeting.  The  King,  with  the  two  Dukes  and 
Queen  of  Bohemia,   Princess  Royal,  and  Prince  of 


84  PEPYS'S  DIXUr.  [May, 

Orange,  come  on  board,  where  I  in  their  coming  in 
kissed  the  King's,  Queen's,  and  Princess's  hands,  having 
done  the  other  before.  Infinite  shooting  off  of  the  guns, 
and  that  in  a  disorder  on  purpose,  which  was  better  than 
if  it  had  been  otherwise.  All  day  nothing  but  Lords 
and  persons  of  honour  on  board,  that  we  were  exceed- 
ing full.  Dined  in  a  great  deal  of  state,  the  Royal 
company  by  themselves  in  the  coach,  which  was  a 
blessed  sight  to  see.  After  dinner  the  King  and  Duke 
altered  the  name  of  some  of  the  ships,  viz.,  the  Nazeby, 
into  Charles;  the  Richard,  Jtrniesj  the  Speaher,  Mary  ; 
the  Dunbar  (which  was  not  in  company  with  us),  the 
Henry ;  Winsly,  Happy  Beturn ;  Wakefield,  Rich- 
mond ;  Lambert,  the  Henrietta ;  Cheriton,  the  Speed- 
well; Bradford,  the  Success.  That  done,  the  Queen, 
Princess  Royal,  and  Prince  of  Orange  took  leave  of 
the  King,  and  the  Duke  of  Tork  went  on  board  the 
London,  and  the  Duke  of  Gloucester  the  Swiftsure. 
Which  done,  we  weighed  anchor,  and  with  a  fresh  gale 
and  most  happy  weather  we  set  sail  for  England.  All 
the  afternoon  the  King  walked  here  and  there,  up  and 
down  (quite  contrary  to  what  I  thought  him  to  have 
been)  very  active  and  stirring.  Upon  the  quarter-deck 
he  fell  into  discourse  of  his  escape  from  Worcester, 
where  it  made  me  ready  to  weep  to  hear  the  stories 
that  he  told  of  his  difficulties  that  he  had  passed 
through,  as  his  travelling  four  days  and  three  nighi;s 
on  foot,  every  step  up  to  his  knees  in  dirt,  with  nothing 


1660.]  PEPYS'S  DIABY.  85 

but  a  green  coat  and  a  pair  of  country  breeches  on,  and 
a  pair  of  cotmtry  shoes  that  made  him  so  sore  all  over 
his  feet  that  he  could  scarce  stir.  Yet  he  was  forced 
to  run  away  from  a  miller  and  other  company,  that 
took  them  for  rogues.  His  sitting  at  table  at  one 
place,  where  the  master  of  the  house  that  had  not  seen 
liim  in  eight  years,  did  know  him,  but  kept  it  private ; 
when  at  the  same  table  there  was  one  that  had  been  of 
his  own  regiment  at  Worcester,  could  not  know  him, 
but  made  him  drink  the  King's  health,  and  said  that 
the  King  was  at  least  four  fingers  higher  than  he. 
At  another  place  he  was  by  some  servants  of  the  house 
made  to  drink,  that  they  might  know  that  he  was  not 
a  Roundhead,  which  they  swore  he  was.  In  another 
place  at  his  inn,  the  master  of  the  house,  as  the  King 
was  standing  with  his  hands  upon  the  back  of  a  chair 
by  the  fireside,  kneeled  down  and  kissed  his  hand, 
prirately,  saying,  that  he  would  not  ask  him  who  he 
was,  but  bid  Grod  bless  him  whither  he  was  going. 
Then  the  difficulties  in  getting  a  boat  to  get  into 
France,  where  he  was  fain  to  plot  with  the  master 
thereof  to  keep  his  design  from  the  foreman  and  a  boy 
(which  was  all  the  ship's  company),  and  so  get  to 
Fecamp  in  France.  At  Rouen  he  looked  so  poorly, 
that  the  people  went  into  the  rooms  before  he  went 
away  to  see  whether  he  had  not  stole  something  or  other. 
In  the  evening  I  went  up  to  my  Lord  to  write  letters 
for  England,  which  we  sent  away,  with  word  of  oar 


86  PBPYS  S  DIABT.  pvtay, 

coming,  by  Mr.  Edw.  Pickeriug.  Tlie  King  supped 
alone  in  the  coach ;  after  that  I  got  a  dish,  and  we 
four  supped  in  my  cahin,  as  at  noon.  About  bed-time 
my  Lord  Bartlett  (who  I  had  offered  my  service  to 
before)  sent  for  me  to  get  him  a  bed,  who  with  much 
ado  I  did  get  to  bed  to  my  Lord  Middlesex  in  the 
great  cabin  below,  but  I  was  truly  troubled  before  I 
could  dispose  of  him,  and  quit  myself  of  him.  So  to 
my  cabin  again,  where  the  company  still  was,  and  were 
talking  more  of  the  King's  difficulties  :  as  how  he  was 
fain  to  eat  a  piece  of  bread  and  cheese  out  of  a  poor 
body's  pocket;  how,  at  a  Catholic  house,  he  was  fain 
to  lie  in  the  priest's  hole  a  good  while  in  the  house  for 
his  privacy.  After  that  our  company  broke  up.  We 
have  the  Lords  Commissioners  on  board  us,  and  many 
others.  Under  sail  all  night,  and  most  glorious 
weather. 

24th.  Up,  and  made  myself  as  fine  as  I  could,  with 
the  linen  stockings  on  and  wide  canons  that  I  bought 
the  other  day  at  Hague.  Extraordinary  press  of  noble 
company,  and  great  mirth  all  the  day.  There  dined 
with  me  in  my  cabin  (that  is,  the  carpenter's)  Dr. 
Earle,  and  Mr.  HoUis,  the  King's  Chaplains,  Dr.  Scar- 
borough, Dr.  Quarterman,  and  Dr.  Clerke,  Physicians, 
Mr.  Daray,  and  Mr.  Fox  (both  very  fine  gentlemen), 
the  King's  servants,  where  we  have  brave  discourse. 
Walking  upon  the  decks,  where  persons  of  honour  all 
the  afternoon,  among  others,   Thomas  Killigrew   (a 


1660.  J  PEPTS'S   DIABY.  87 

merry  droll,  bat  a  gentleman  of  great  esteem  with  the 
King),  who  told  us  many  meiTy  stories.  At  supper 
the  three  doctors  of  physic  again  at  my  cabin ;  where 
I  put  Dr.  Scarborough  in  mind  of  what  I  heard  him 
say,  that  children  do,  in  every  day's  experience,  look 
several  ways  with  both  their  eyes,  till  custom  teaches 
tliem  otherwise.  And  that  we  do  now  see  but  with 
one  eye,  our  eyes  looking  in  parallel  lines.  Aft«r  this 
discourse  I  was  called  to  write  a  pass  for  my  Lord 
Mandeville  to  take  up  horses  to  London,  which  I 
wrote  in  the  King's  name,  and  carried  it  to  him  to 
sign,  which  was  the  first  and  only  one  that  ever  he 
signed  in  the  ship  Charles.  To  bed,  coming  in  sight 
of  land  a  little  before  night. 

25th.  By  the  morning  we  were  come  close  to  the 
land,  and  everybody  made  ready  to  get  on  shore.  The 
King  and  the  two  Dukes  did  eat  their  breakfast  before 
they  went,  and  there  being  set  some  sliip's  diet,  they 
ate  of  notliing  else  but  pease  and  pork,  and  boiled  beef. 
Dr.  Gierke,  who  ate  with  me,  told  me  how  the  King  had 
given  £50  to  Mr.  Shepley  for  my  Lord's  sen'ants,  and 
£500  among  the  officers  and  common  men  of  the  ship. 
I  spoke  to  the  Duke  of  York  about  business,  who 
called  me  Pepys  by  name,  and  upon  my  desire  did 
promise  me  his  future  favour.  Great  expectation  of 
the  King's  making  some  kniglits,  but  there  was  none. 
About  noon  (though  the  brigantine  that  Beale  made 
was  there  ready  to  carry  him),  yet  he  would  go  in  my 


88  PEPYS'S   DIARY.  [May, 

Lord's  barge  with  the  two  Dukes.  Our  captain  steered, 
and  my  Lord  went  along  bare  with  him.  I  went,  and 
Mr.  Mansell,  and  one  of  the  King's  footmen,  and  a  dog 
that  the  King  loved,  in  a  boat  by  ourselves,  and  so  got 
on  shore  when  the  King  did,  who  was  received  by 
General  Monk  with  all  imaginable  love  and  respect  at 
his  entrance  upon  the  land  of  Dover.  Infinite  the 
crowd  of  people  and  the  horsemen,  citizens,  and  noble- 
men of  all  sorts.  The  Mayor  of  the  town  came  and 
gave  him  his  white  stafE,  the  badge  of  his  place,  which 
the  King  did  give  him  again.  The  Mayor  also  pre- 
sented him  from  the  town  a  very  rich  Bible,  which  he 
took,  and  said  it  was  the  thing  that  he  loved  above  all 
things  in  the  world.  A  canopy  was  provided  for  him 
to  stand  under,  which  he  did,  and  talked  a  while  witli 
General  Monk  and  others,  and  so  into  a  stately  coach 
there  set  for  him,  and  so  away  through  the  town 
towards  Canterbury,  without  making  any  stay  at 
Dover.  The  shouting  and  joy  expressed  by  all  is  past 
imagination.  Seeing  that  my  Lord  did  not  stir  out  of 
his  barge,  I  got  into  a  boat  and  so  into  his  barge.  My 
Lord  almost  transported  with  joy  that  he  had  done  all 
this  without  any  the  least  blur  or  obstruction  in  the 
world,  that  could  give  offence  to  any,  and  with  the 
great  hononr  he  thought  it  would  be  to  him.  Being 
overtook  by  the  brigantine,  my  Lord  and  we  went  out 
of  our  barge  into  it,  and  so  went  on  board  with  Sir 
W.  Batten  and  the  Yice  and  Bear- Admirals.    At  niight 


1660.]  PEPTS'S  DIABY.  89 

I  snpped  with  the  captain,  who  told  me  what  the  King 
had  given  us.  My  Lord  returned  late,  and  at  his 
coming  did  give  me  order  to  cause  the  mark  to  be 
gUded,  and  a  crown  and  C.  R.  to  be  made  at  the  head 
of  the  coach  table,  where  the  King  to-day  with  his  own 
hand  did  mark  his  height,  which  accordingly  I  caused 
the  painter  to  do,  and  is  now  done  as  is  to  be  seen. 

26th.  My  Lord  dined  with  the  Vice- Admiral  to-day, 
(who  is  as  officious,  poor  man !  as  any  spaniel  can  be  ; 
but  I  believe  all  to  no  purpose,  for  I  believe  he  wiU  not 
hold  his  place),  so  I  dined  commander  at  the  coach 
table  to-day,  and  all  the  officers  of  the  ship  with  me, 
and  Mr.  White  of  Dover.  After  a  game  or  two  at 
nine-pins,  to  work  aU  the  afternoon,  making  above 
twenty  orders.  In  the  evening  my  Lord  having  been 
ashore,  the  first  time  that  he  hath  been  ashore  since  he 
came  out  of  the  Hope  (having  resolved  not  to  go  till 
he  had  brouglit  his  Majesty  into  England),  returned  on 
board  with  a  great  deal  of  pleasure.  The  captain  told 
me  that  my  Lord  had  appointed  me  £30  out  of  the  1,000 
ducats  which  the  King  had  given  to  the  ship. 

27th  (Lord's  day).  Called  up  by  John  Groods  to  see 
the  Garter  and  Herald's  coat,  which  lay  in  the  coach, 
brought  by  Sir  Edward  Walker,  King  at  Arms,  this 
morning,  for  my  Lord.  My  Lord  had  summoned  all  the 
commanders  on  board  him  to  see  the  ceremony,  which 
was  thus :  Sir  Edward,  putting  on  his  coat,  and  having 
laid  the  George  and  Garter,  and  the  King's  letter  to 


90  PEPYS'S   DIAJBY.  [May, 

my  Lord,  upon  a  crimson  cushion  (in  the  coach,  all  the 
commanders  standing  by),  makes  three  congees  to  him, 
holding  the  cushion  in  his  arms.  Then  laying  it  down 
with  tliG  things  upon  it  upon  a  chair,  he  takes  the 
letter  and  delivers  it  to  my  Lord,  which  my  Lord  breaks 
open  and  gives  him  to  read.  It  was  directed  to  our 
trusty  and  well-beloved  Sir  Edward  Montagu,  Knight, 
one  of  our  Generals  at  sea,  and  our  companion  elect  of 
our  noble  Order  o|_,the  Garter.  Tlie  contents  of  the 
letter  is  to  show  that  the  Kings  of  England  have  for 
many  years  made  use  of  this  honour,  as  a  special  mark 
of  favour  to  persons  of  good  extraction  and  valour 
(and  that  many  emperors,  kings,  and  princes  of  other 
countries  have  borne  this  honour),  and  that  whereas  my 
Lord  is  of  a  noble  family,  and  hath  now  done  the  King 
such  service  by  sea,  at  this  time,  as  he  hath  done,  he 
do  send  him  Ihis  George  and  Garter  to  wear  as 
knight  of  the  order,  with  a  dispensation  for  tlie  other 
ceremonies  of  the  habit  of  the  order,  and  other  tilings, 
till  hereafter,  when  it  can  be  done.  So  the  herald, 
putting  the  ribbon  about  his  neck,  and  the  Garter  on 
his  left  leg,  he  saluted  him  with  joy  as  Knight  of  the 
Garter.  And  after  that  was  done  he  took  his  leave  of 
my  Lord,  and  so  to  shore  again  to  the  King  at  Canter- 
bury, where  he  yesterday  gave  the  like  honour  to 
General  Monk,  who  are  the  only  two  for  many  years 
that  have  had  the  Garter  given  them  before  they  had 
honours  of  earldom,  or  the  like,  excepting  only  the 


1660.]  PEPYS'S   DIAEY.  91 

Duke  of  Buckingham,  who  was  onlj  Sir  George 
Villiers  when  he  was  made  Knight  of  the  Garter. 

29th.  Abroad  to  shore  with  my  Lord  (wliich  he 
ofEered  me  of  himself,  saying  that  I  liad  a  great  deal 
of  work  to  do  tliis  month,  which  was  very  true).  On 
shore  we  took  horses,  my  Lord  and  Mr.  Edward,  Mr. 
Hetly  and  I,  and  three  or  four  servants,  and  had  a 
great  deal  of  pleasure  in  riding.  At  last  we  came 
upon  a  very  higli  clifB  by  the  sea-side,  and  rode  under 
it,  we  having  laid  great  wagers,  I  and  Dr.  Mathews, 
that  it  was  not  so  high  as  Paul's ;  my  Lord  and  Mr. 
Hetly,  that  it  was.  But  we  riding  under  it,  my  Lord 
made  a  pretty  good  measure  of  it  with  two  sticks,  and 
found  it  to  be  not  thirty-five  yards  high,  and  Paul's 
is  reckoned  to  be  about  ninety.  From  thence  toward 
the  barge  again,  and  in  our  way  found  the  people  of 
Deal  going  to  make  a  bonfire  for  joy  of  the  day,  it 
being  the  King's  birthday,  and  had  some  guns  which 
they  did  fire  at  my  Lord's  coming  by.  For  which  I 
did  give  twenty  shillings  among  them  to  drink. 
While  we  were  on  the  top  of  the  cliff,  we  saw  and 
heard  our  guns  in  the  fleet  go  off  for  the  same  joy. 
And  it  being  a  pretty  fair  day,  we  could  see  above 
twenty  miles  into  France.  Being  returned  on  board, 
my  Lord  called  for  Mr.  Shepley's  book  of  Paul's,  by 
which  we  were  confirmed  in  our  wager.  This  day,  it 
is  thought,  the  King  do  enter  the  City  of  London. 

30th.  All  this  morning  making  up  my  accounts,  in 


92  FEPYS'S  DIABT.  [Jane. 

which  I  counted  that  I  had  made  myself  now  wortii 
about  £80,  at  which  my  heart  was  glad,  and  blessed 
God. 

June  1.  At  night  Mr.  Cook  comes  from  London  with 
letters,  leaving  all  things  there  very  gallant  and  joyful ; 
and  brought  us  word  that  the  Parliament  had  ordered 
the  29th  of  May,  the  King's  birthday,  to  be  for  ever 
kept  as  a  day  of  thanksgiving  for  our  redemption  from 
tyranny,  and  the  King's  return  to  his  Government,  he 
entering  London  that  day. 

2nd.  Being  with  my  Lord  in  the  morning  about 
business  in  his  cabin,  I  took  occasion  to  give  him  thanks 
for  his  love  to  me  in  the  share  that  he  had  given  me  of 
his  Majesty's  money,  and  the  Duke's.  He  told  me  he 
hoped  to  do  me  a  more  lasting  kindness,  if  all  things 
stand  as  they  are  now  between  him  and  the  King,  but, 
says  he,  "  We  must  have  a  little  patience  and  We  will 
rise  together ;  in  the  meantime  I  will  do  yet  all  the 
good  jobs  I  can."  Which  was  great  content  for  me  to 
hear  from  my  Lord.  All  the  morning  with  the  Cap- 
tain, computing  how  much  the  thirty  ships  that  come 
with  the  King  from  Schoveling  their  pay  comes  to  for 
a  month  (because  the  King  promised  to  give  them  all 
a  month's  pay),  and  it  comes  to  £6,538,  and  the 
Charles  particularly  £777.     I  wish  we  had  the  money. 

3rd.  Captain  Holland  is  come  to  get  an  order  for  the 
setting  out  of  liis  ship,  and  to  renew  his  commission. 
He  tells  me  how  every  man  goes  to  the  Lord  Mayor  { i> 


lOea]  PEPTS'S  DIAST.  d3 

set  down  their  names,  as  sach  as  do  accept  of  his 
Majesty's  pardon,  and  showed  me  a  certificate  under 
the  Lord  Mayor's  hand  that  he  had  done  so. 

At  sermon  in  the  morning;  after  dinner  into  my 
cabin,  to  cast  my  accounts  up,  and  find  myself  to  be 
worth  near  £100,  for  which  I  bless  Almighty  God,  it 
being  more  than  I  hoped  for  so  soon,  beuig,  I  believe, 
not  clearly  worth  £25  when  I  came  to  sea  besides  my 
house  and  goods. 

4th.  This  morning  the  King's  Proclamation  against 
drinking,  swearing,  and  debauchery,  was  read  to  our 
ships'  companies  in  the  fleet,  and  indeed  it  gives  great 
satisfaction  to  all. 

6th.  In  the  morning  I  had  letters  come,  that  told  me, 
among  other  things,  that  my  Lord's  place  of  Clerk  of 
_the^i^et  was  fallen  to  him,  which  he  did  most 
lovingly  tell  me  that  I  should  execute,  in  case  he  could 
not  get  a  better  employment  for  me  at  the  end  of  the 
year;  because  he  thought  that  the  Duke  of  York 
would  command  aU,  but  he  hoped  that  the  Duke  would 
not  remove  me  but  to  my  advantage. 

My  letters  tell  me  that  Mr.  Calamy  had  preached 
before  the  King  in  a  surplice  (this  I  beard  afterwards 
to  be  false) ;  that  my  Lord,  Gen.  Monk,  and  three 
more  Lords,  are  made  Commissioners  for  the  Treasury ; 
that  my  Lord  had  some  great  place  conferred  on  him, 
and  they  say  Master  of  the  Wardrobe ;  and  the  two 
Dukes  do  haunt  the  Park  much,  and  that  they  were  at 


94  PEPYS'S  DIABY.  LJ'iie, 

a  play,  Madam  Epicene,  the  other  day ;  that  Sir  Ant. 
Cooper,  Mr.  Hollis,  and  Mr.  Annesly,  late  Presidents 
of  the  Council  of  State,  are  made  Privy  Councillors 
to  the  King. 

7th.  After  dinner  come  Mr.  John  Wright  and  Mr. 
Moore,  with  the  sight  of  whom  my  heart  was  very 
glad.  They  brought  an  order  for  my  Lord's  coming 
up  to  London,  which  my  Lord  resolved  to  do  to-morrow. 
AH  the  afternoon  getting  my  things  in  order  to  set 
forth  to-morrow.  At  night  walked  up  and  down  with 
Mr.  Moore,  who  did  give  me  an  account  of  all  things 
at  London.  Among  others,  how  the  Presbyterians 
would  be  angry  if  they  durst,  but  they  will  not  be  able 
to  do  anything. 

8th.  Out  early,  took  horses  at  Deal. 

9th.  To  White  Hall  with  my  Lord  and  Mr.  Edwd. 
Montagu.  Found  the  King  in  the  Park.  There 
walked.     Gallantly  great. 

llth.  With  my  Lord  to  Dorset  House  to  the 
Chancellor. 

13th.  By  water  with  my  Lord  in  a  boat  to  West- 
minster, and  to  the  Admiralty,  now  in  a  new  place. 

15th.  My  Lord  told  me  how  the  King  has  given  him 
the  place  of  the  great  Wardrobe. 

16th.  To  my  Lord,  and  so  to  White  Hall  with  him 
about  the  Clerk  of  the  Privy  Seal's  place,  wliich  he  is 
to  have.  Then  to  the  Admiralty,  where  I  wrote  some 
letters.     Here  Coll.  Thompson  told  me,  as  a  great 


1660.]  PEPYS'S  DIABY.  95 

secret,  that  the  Nazeby  was  on  fire  when  the  King  was 
there,  but  that  is  not  known ;  when  Grod  knows  it  is 
quite  false. 

17th  (Lord's  day).  To  Mr.  Messinn's;  a  good 
sermon.  This  day  the  organs  did  begin  to  play  at 
White  Hall  before  the  King.  After  dinner  to  Mr. 
Messinn's  again,  and  so  in  the  garden,  and  heard 
Chippell's  father  preach,  that  was  Page  to  the  Pro- 
tector. 

18th.  To  my  Lord's,  where  much  business.  With 
him  to  the  Parliament  House,  where  he  did  intend  to 
have  made  his  appearance  to-day,  but  he  met  Mr. 
Crewe  upon  the  stairs,  and  would  not  go  in.  He  went 
to  Mrs.  Brown's,  and  stayed  till  word  was  brought 
him  what  was  done  in  the  House.  This  day  they  made 
an  «nd  of  the  twenty  men  to  be  excepted  from  pardon 
to  their  estates.  By  barge  to  Stepney  with  my  Lord, 
where  at  Trinity  House  we  had  great  entertainment. 
With  my  Lord  there  went  Sir  W.  Pen,  Sir  H.  Wright, 
Hetly,  Pierce,  Creed,  Hill,  I,  and  other  servants.  Back 
again  to  the  Admiralty,  and  so  to  my  Lord's  lodgings, 
where  he  told  me  that  he  did  look  after  the  place 
of  the  Clerk  of  the  Acts  for  me.    • 

19th.  Much  business  at  my  Lord's.  This  morning 
my  Lord  went  into  the  House  of  Commons,  and  there 
had  the  thanks  of  tlie  House,  in  the  name  of  the  Par- 
liament and  Commons  of  England,  for  his  late  service 
to  his  King  and  Country.    A  motion  was  made  for  a 


96  PEPYS'S   DIA&Y.  [June, 

reward  for  him,  but  it  was  quashed  by  Mr.  Annesly, 
who,  above  most  men,  is  engaged  to  my  Lord's  and 
Mr.  Crewe's  favours.  My  Lord  went  at  night  with 
the  King  to  Baynard's  Castle  to  supper,  and  I 
home. 

20th.  With  my  Lord  (who  lay  long  in  bed  this  day, 
because  he  came  home  late  from  supper  with  the  King) 
to  the  Parliament  House,  and,  after  that,  with  him 
to  General  Monk's,  where  he  dined  at  tlie  Cockpit. 
Thence  to  the  Admiralty,  and  despatched  away  Mr. 
Cooke  to  sea;  whose  business  was  a  letter  from  my 
Lord  about  Mr.  G.  Montague  to  be  chosen  as  a  Parlia- 
ment-man in  my  Lord's  room  at  Dover,  and  another  to 
the  Yice- Admiral  to  give  my  Lord  a  constant  account 
of  all  things  in  the  fleet,  merely  that  he  may  thereby 
keep  up  his  power  there;  another  letter  to  Captain 
Cuttance  to  send  the  barge  tliat  brought  the  King  on 
shore  to  Hinchingbroke  by  Lynn. 

21st.  To  my  Lord,  much  business.  With  him  to 
the  Council  Chamber,  where  he  was  sworn ;  and  the 
charge  of  his  being  admitted  Privy  Counsellor  is  £56. 
To  Whitehall,  where  the  King  being  gone  abroad,  my 
Lord  and  I  walked  a  great  while  discoursing  of  the 
simplicity  of  the  Protector,  in  his  losing  all  that  his 
father  had  left  him.  My  Lord  told  me  that  the  last 
words  that  he  parted  with  the  Protector  with  (when  he 
went  to  the  Sound)  were,  that  he  sliould  rejoice  more 
to  see  him  in  his  grave  at  his  return  home,  than  that 


1660.]  PEPYS'S  DIABY.  97 

he  should  give  way  to  such  things  as  were  then  in 
hatching,  and  afterwards  did  ruin  him ;  and  that  the 
Protector  said,  that  whatever  G.  Montagu,  my  Lord 
Broghill,  Jones,  and  the  Secretary,  would  have  him  to 
do,  he  would  do  it,  be  it  what  it  would. 

22nd.  To  my  Lord,  where  much  business.  With 
him  to  Whitehall,  where  the  Duke  of  York  not  being 
up,  we  walked  a  good  while  in  the  Shield  Gallery. 
Mr.  Hill  (who  for  these  two  or  three  days  hath  con- 
stantly attended  m)'-  Lord)  told  me  of  an  offer  of  £500 
for  a  baronet's  dignity,  which  I  told  my  Lord  of  in 
the  balcony  of  this  gallery,  and  he  said  he  would  tliink 
of  it.  My  dear  friend,  Mr.  Fuller  of  Twickenham, 
and  I,  dined  alone  at  the  Sun  Tavern,  where  he  told 
me  how  he  had  the  grant  of  being  Dean  of  St. 
Patrick's,  in  Ireland,  and  I  tol4  him  my  condition,  and 
both  rejoiced  one  for  another.  Thence  to  my  Lord's 
and  had  the  great  coach  to  Brigham's,  who  told  me 
how  my  Lady  Monk  deals  with  him  and  others  for 
their  places,  asking  him  £500,  though  he  was  formerly 
the  King's  coaeh-maker,  and  sworn  to  it. 

23rd.  To  my  Lord's  lodgings,  where  Tom  Guy  come 
to  me,  and  there  stayed  to  see  tlie  King  touch  people 
for  the  King's  evil.  But  he  did  not  come  at  all,  it 
rained  so,  and  the  poor  people  were  forced  to  stand  all 
the  morning  in  the  rain  in  the  garden.  Afterward 
he  touched  them  in  the  banqueting-liouse.  With 
my  Lord  to  my  Lord  Frezendorfe's,  where  he  dined 
i>— 33 


98  PEPys'S  DIAEY^  [June, 

to-day.  He  told  me  that  he  had  obtained  a  promise 
of  the  Clerk  of  the  Acts  place  for  me,  at  which  I 
was  glad. 

25th.  With  my  Lord  at  Whitehall  all  the  morning. 
I  spoke  with  Mr.  Coventry  about  my  business,  who 
promised  me  all  the  assistance  I  could  expect.  Dined 
with  young  Mr.  Powell,  lately  come  from  the  Sound, 
being  amused  at  our  great  charges  here,  and  Mr. 
Southerne,  now  clerk  to  Mr.  Coventry,  at  the  Leg 
in  King  Street.  Thence  to  the  Admiralty,  where  I 
met  Mr.  Turner,  of  the  Navy  Ofl&ce,  who  did  look 
after  the  place  of  Clerk  of  the  Acts.  He  was  very 
civil  to  me,  and  I  to  him,  and  shall  be  so.  There  come 
a  letter  from  my  Lady  Monk  to  my  Lord  about  it  this 
evening,  but  he  refused  to  come  to  her,  but  meeting  in 
Whitehall  with  Sir  Thomas  Clarges,  her  brother, 
my  Lord  returned  answer,  that  he  could  not  desist  in 
my  business ;  and  that  he  believed  that  General  Monk 
would  take  it  ill  if  my  Lord  should  name  the  officers 
in  his  army ;  and  therefore  he  desired  to  have  the 
naming  of  one  officer  in  the  fleet.  With  my  Lord  by 
coach  to  Mr.  Crewe's,  and  very  merry  by  the  way,  dis- 
coursing of  the  late  changes  and  his  good  fortune. 
Thence  home,  and  then  with  my  wife  to  Dorset  House, 
to  deliver  a  list  of  the  names  of  the  justices  of  peace  for 
Huntingdonshire. 

26th.  My  Lord  dined  at  his  lodgings  all  alone  to-day. 
I  went  to  Secretary  Nicholas  to  carry  him  my  Lord's 


1660.]  PEPTS'S  DIABY.  99 

resolniions  about  his  title,  which  he  had  chosen,  and 
that  is  Portsmouth. 

To  Backewell,  the  goldsmith's,  and  there  we  chose 
a  £100  worth  of  plate  for  my  Lord  to  give  Secretary 
Nicholas. 

27th.  With  my  Lord  to  the  Duke,  where  he  spoke 
to  Mr.  Coventry  to  despatch  my  business  of  the  Acts, 
in  which  place  everybody  gives  me  joy,  as  if  I  were  in 
it,  which  God  send. 

28th.  To  Sir  G.  Downing,  the  first  visit  I  have 
made  him  since  he  come.  He  is  so  stingy  a  fellow  I 
care  not  to  see  him ;  I  quite  cleared  myself  of  his  oflBce, 
and  did  give  him  liberty  to  take  anybody  in.  After 
all  this  to  my  Lord,  who  lay  a-bed  tUl  eleven  o'clock, 
it  being  almost  five  before  he  went  to  bed,  they  supped 
so  late  last  night  with  the  King.  This  morning  I  saw 
poor  Bishop  Wren  going  to  chapel,  it  being  a  thanks- 
giving day  for  the  King's  return. 

29th.  Up  and  to  Whitehall,  where  I  got  my  warrant 
from  the  Duke  to  be  Clerk  of  the  Acts.  Also  I  got 
my  Lord's  warrant  from  the  Secretary  for  his  honour 
of  Earl  of  Portsmouth,  and  Viscount  Montagu  of 
Hinchingbroke.  So  to  my  Lord,  to  give  him  an  ac- 
count of  what  I  had  done.  Then  to  Sir  Geffery 
Palmer,  who  told  me  that  my  Lord  must  have  some 
good  Latinist  to  make  the  preamble  to  his  Patent, 
which  must  express  his  late  service  in  the  best  terms 
that  he  can,  and  he  told  me  in  what  high  flaunting 


100  PEPTS'S   DIARY.  [Julj-, 

terms  Sir  J.  Greenville  bad  caused  his  to  be  done, 
which  he  do  not  like  ;  but  that  Sir  Richard  Fanshawe 
had  done  General  Monk's  very  well.  Then  to  White- 
hall, where  I  was  told  by  Mr.  Hutchinson  at  the 
Admiralty,  that  Mr.  Barlow,  my  predecessor  Clerk  of 
the  Acts,  is  yet  alive,  and  coming  up  to  town  to  look 
after  his  place,  which  made  my  heart  sad  a  little.  At 
night  told  my  Lord  thereof,  and  he  bade  me  get  pos- 
session of  my  Patent,  and  ho  would  do  all  that  could 
be  done  to  keep  him  out.  This  night  my  Lord  and  I 
looked  over  the  list  of  the  Captains,  and  marked  some 
that  my  Lord  had  a  mind  to  pixt  out. 

30th.  By  times  to  Sir  R.  Fanshawe  to  draw  up  the 
preamble  to  my  Lord's  patent.  So  to  my  Lord,  and 
with  him  to  Whiteliall,  where  I  saw  a  great  many  fine 
antique  heads  of  marble,  that  my  Lord  Northumber- 
land had  given  the  King.  To  Whitehall  with  Mr. 
Moore,  where  I  met  with  a  letter  from  Mr.  Turner, 
offering  me  £150  to  be  joined  with  me  in  ray  patent, 
and  to  advise  me  how  to  imjirove  the  advantage  of  my 
place,  and  to  keep  ofE  Barlow.  This  day  come  Will, 
my  boy,  to  me,  the  maid  continuing  lame. 

July  1.  This  morning  come  home  my  fine  camlett 
cloak,  with  gold  buttons,  and  a  silk  suit,  which  cost 
me  much  money,  and  I  pray  God  to  make  me  able  to 
pay  for  it.  In  the  afternoon  to  the  Abbey,  where  a 
good  sermon  by  a  stranger,  but  no  Common  Prayer 
yet. 


166a]  PEFTS'S  DIABT.  101 

2ud.  All  the  afternoon  \ntli  my  Lord,  going  up  and 
down  the  town.  At  seven  at  night  he  went  home,  and 
there  the  principal  officers  of  the  navy,  among  the  rest 
myself  was  reckoned  one.  We  had  order  to  meet  to- 
morrow, to  draw  up  such  an  order  of  the  Council  as 
would  put  us  into  action  before  our  patents  were 
passed ;  at  which  my  heart  was  glad.  At  night 
supped  with  my  Lord,  he  and  I  together,  in  a  great 
dining-room  alone  by  ourselves. 

3rd.  The  Officers  and  Commissioners  of  the  navy 
met  at  Sir  G.  Carteret's  chamber,  and  agreed  upon 
orders  for  the  Council  to  supersede  the  old  ones,  and 
empower  us  to  act.  Dined  with  Mr.  Stephens,  the 
Treasurer  of  the  Navy,  and  Mr.  Turner,  to  whom  I 
offered  £50  out  of  my  own  pui-se  for  one  year,  and  the 
benefit  of  a  clerk's  allowance  beside,  which  he  tlianked 
me  for ;  but  I  fijid  he  hath  some  design  yet  in  his  head, 
which  I  could  not  think  of.  In  tlie  afternoon  my 
heart  was  quite  pulled  down,  by  being  told  that  Mr. 
Barlow  was  to  inquire  to-day  for  Mr.  Coventry ;  but 
at  night  I  met  with  my  Lord,  who  told  me  that  I  need 
not  fear,  for  he  would  get  me  the  place  against  the 
world.  And  when  I  come  to  W.  Howe,  he  told  mo 
that  Dr.  Petty  had  been  with  my  Lord,  and  did  tell 
him  that  Barlow  was  a  sickly  man,  and  did  not  intend 
to  execute  the  place  himself,  which  put  me  in  great 
comfort  again. 

4th.  To  Mr.  Backe well's,  the  goldsmith,  where  I  took 


102  PEPYS'S  DIABY.  [July, 

my  Lord's  £100  in  plate  for  Mr.  Secretary  Nicholas, 
and  my  own  piece  of  plate,  being  a  state  dish  and  enp 
in  chased  work  for  Mr.  Coventry,  cost  me  above  £19. 
Carried  these  and  the  money  by  coach  to  my  Lord's  at 
Whitehall,  and  from  thence  carried  Nicholas's  plate  to 
his  house  and  left  it  there,  intending  to  speak  witn 
him  anon.  So  to  my  Lord's,  and  walking  all  the 
afternoon  in  Whitehall  Court,  in  expectation  of  what 
shall  be  done  in  the  Council  as  to  our  business.  It 
was  strange  to  see  how  all  the  people  flocked  together 
bare,  to  see  the  King  looking  out  of  the  council 
window.  At  night  my  Lord  told  me  how  my  orders 
that  I  drew  last  night  about  giving  us  power  to  act 
are  granted  by  the  council.  At  which  I  was  very  glad. 
5th.  This  morning  my  brother  Tom  brought  me  my 
jackanapes  coat  witli  silver  buttons.  It  rained  this 
morning,  which  makes  us  fear  that  the  glory  of  this 
day  will  be  lost ;  the  King  and  Parliament  being 
to  be  entertained  by  the  City  to-day  with  great  pomp. 
Mr.  Hater  was  with  mo  to-day,  and  I  agreed  with  him 
to  be  my  clerk.  Being  at  Whitehall,  I  saw  the  King, 
the  Dukes,  and  all  their  attendants,  go  forth  in  the  rain 
to  the  City,  and  it  spoiled  many  a  fine  suit  of  clothes. 
I  was  forced  to  walk  aU  the  morning  in  Whitehall,  not 
knowing  how  to  get  out  because  of  the  rain.  Met  with 
Mr.  Cooling,  my  Lord  Chamberlain's  secretary,  who 
took  me  to  dinner  among  the  gentlemen  waiters,  and 
after  dinner  into  the  wine-cellar.    He  told  me  how  he 


1660.]  PEPTS'S  I>IABT.  103 

had  a  project  for  all  us  secretaries  to  join  together, 
and  get  money  by  bringing  all  business  into  our  hands. 
Thence  to  the  Admiralty,  where  Mr.  Blackbnme  and 
I  (it  beginning  to  hold  up)  went  and  walked  an  hour 
or  two  in  the  park,  he  giving  of  me  light  in  many 
things  in  my  way  in  this  office  that  I  go  about.  And 
in  the  evening  I  got  my  presents  of  plate  carried  to 
Mr.  Coventry's.  At  my  Lord's  at  night  comes  Dr. 
Petty  to  me,  to  tell  me  that  Barlow  was  come  to  town, 
and  other  things,  which  put  me  into  a  despair,  and  1 
v/eni)  to  bed  very  sad. 

6th.  In  the  afternoon  my  Lord  and  I,  and  Mr. 
C5oventry  and  Sir  G.  Carteret,  went  and  took  possession 
of  the  Navy  Office,  whereby  my  mind  was  a  little 
cheered,  but  my  hopes  not  great.  From  thence  Sir  G. 
Carteret  and  I  to  the  Treasurer's  Office,  where  he  set 
some  things  in  order. 

8th  (Lord's  day).  To  Whitehall  chapel,  where  I 
got  in  with  ease  by  going  before  the  Lord  Chancellor 
with  Mr.  Kipps.  Here  I  heard  very  good  music,  the  first 
time  that  ever  I  remember  to  have  heard  the  organs 
and  singing-men  in  surplices  in  my  life.  The  Bishop  of 
Chichester  preached  before  the  King,  and  made  a  great 
flattering  sermon,  which  I  did  not  like  that  the  clergy 
should  meddle  with  matters  of  state.  Dined  with  Mr. 
Luellin  and  Salisbury  at  a  cook's  shop.  Home,  and 
stayed  all  the  afternoon  with  my  wife  till  after  sermon. 
Theie  till  Mr.  Fairebrother  come  to  call  us  ont  to  my 


104  PEPYS'S   DIARY.  CJ^ly, 

father's  to  supjjer.  He  told  me  how  he  had  perfectly 
procured  me  to  be  made  Master  in  Arts  by  proxy, 
which  did  somewhat  please  me,  though  I  remember 
my  cousin  Roger  Pepys  was  the  other  day  persuading 
me  from  it. 

9th.  To  the  'N&xy  Office,  where  in  the  afternoon  we 
met  and  sat,  and  there  I  begun  to  sign  bills  in  the 
Office  the  first  time. 

10th,  This  day  I  put  on  my  new  silk  suit,  the  first 
that  ever  I  wore  in  my  life.  Home  and  called  my 
wife,  and  took  her  to  Clodin's  to  a  great  wedding  of 
Nan  Hartlib  to  Mynheer  Roder,  which  was  kept  at 
Goring  House  with  very  great  state,  cost,  and  noble  com- 
pany. But  among  all  the  beauties  there,  my  wife  was 
thought  the  gi-eatost.  And  findi7ig  my  Lord  in  White- 
hall garden,  I  got  him  to  go  to  the  Secretary's,  which 
he  did,  and  desired  the  despatch  of  his  and  my  bills  to 
be  signed  by  the  King.  His  bill  is  to  be  Earl  of 
Sandwich,  Viscount  Hinchingbroke,  and  baron  of  St. 
Neot's.  Home,  with  my  mind  pretty  quiet :  not  re- 
turning as  I  said  I  would,  to  see  the  bride  put  to  bed. 

11th.  With  Sir  W.  Pen  by  water  to  the  Navy  Office, 
where  we  met  and  despatched  business.  And  that 
being  done,  we  went  all  to  dinner  to  the  Dolphin,  upon 
Major  Brown's  invitation.  After  that  to  the  office 
again,  wlioi-e  I  was  vexed,  and  so  was  Commissioner 
Pett,  to  see  a  busy  fellow  come  to  look  out  the  best 
lodgings  for  my  Lord  Barkley,   and  the  combining 


1660.]  PEPYS'S   DIABY.  105 

between  liim  audSir  W.  Pen  ;  and,  indeed,  was  troubled 
much  at  it.  • 

12th.  Up  early  and  by  coach  to  Whitehall  with 
Commissioner  Pett,  where,  after  we  had  talked  with 
my  Lord,  I  went  to  the  Priry  Seal  and  got  my  bill 
l)erfected  there,  and  at  tlie  Signet,  and  then  to  the 
House  of  Lords,  and  met  with  Mr.  Kipps,  who  directed 
me  to  Mr.  Bealo  to  get  my  patent  engrossed ;  but  he 
not  having  time  to  get  it  done  in  Chancery- hand,  I  was 
forced  to  run  all  up  and  down  Chancery  Lane,  and 
the  Six  Clerks'  Office,  but  could  iiud  none  that  could 
write  the  hand,  that  wore  at  leisure.  And  so  in  de- 
spair went  to  the  Admiralty,  wliere  we  met  the  first 
time  there,  my  Lord  Montagu,  my  Lord  Barkley,  Mr. 
Coventry,  and  all  the  rest  of  the  principal  officci-s  and 
commissioners,  except  only  the  controller,  who  is  not 
yet  chosen. 

13th.  Up  early,  the  first  day  that  I  put  on  my  black 
camlet  coat  with  silver  buttons.  To  Mr.  Spong, 
whom  I  found  in  his  night-gown  writing  of  my  patent. 
It  being  done,  we  carried  it  to  Worcester  House,  to 
the  Chancellor,  where  Mr.  Kipps  got  me  the  Chancel- 
lor's receipt  to  my  bill ;  and  so  carried  it  to  Mr.  Beale 
for  a  docket ;  bnt  he  was  very  angry,  and  unwilling 
to  do  it,  because  he  said  it  was  ill  writ  (because  I  had 
got  it  writ  by  another  hand,  and  not  by  him) ;  but  by 
much  importunity  I  got  Mr.  Spong  to  go  to  his  office 
and  make  an  end  of  my  patent ;  and  in  the  meantime 


106  PEPYS'S   DIABY.  [July, 

Mr.  Beale  to  be  preparing  my  docket,  which  being 
.done,  I  did  give  him  two  pieces,  after  whicli  it  was 
strange  how  civil  and  tractable  he  was  to  me.  Met 
with  Mr.  Spong,  who  stiU  would  be  giving  me  counsel 
of  getting  my  patent  out,  for  fear  of  another  change, 
and  my  Lord  Montagu's  fall.  After  that  to  Worcester 
House,  where  by  Mr.  Kipps'  means,  and  my  pressing 
in  General  Montagu's  name  to  the  Chancellor,  I  did, 
beyond  all  expectation,  get  my  seal  passed ;  and  while 
it  was  doing  in  one  room,  I  was  forced  to  keep  Sir  G. 
Carteret  (who  by  chance  met  me  there,  ignorant  of  my 
business)  in  talk.  I  to  my  Lord's,  where  I  despatched 
an  order  for  a  ship  to  fetch  Sir  R.  Honywood  home. 
Late  writing  letters  ;  and  great  doings  of  music  at  the 
next  house,  which  was  Whally's ;  the  King  and  Dukes 
there  with  Madame  Palmer,  a  pretty  woman  that  they 
had  a  fancy  to.  Here  at  the  old  door  that  did  go  into 
his  lodgings,  my  Lord,  I,  and  W.  Howe,  did  stand 
listening  a  great  while  to  the  music. 

14th.  Comes  in  Mr.  Pagan  Fisher,  the  poet,  and 
promises  me  what  he  had  long  ago  done,  a  book  in 
praise  of  the  King  of  France,  with  my  arms,  and  a 
dedication  to  me  very  handsome. 

15th.  My  wife  and  I  mightily  pleased  with  our  new 
house  that  we  hope  to  have.  My  patent  has  cost  me  a 
great  deal  of  money ;  about  £40.  In  the  afternoon  to 
Henry  the  Seventh's  Chapel,  where  I  heard  a  sermon. 

17tL    This  morning   (as  indeed  aU  the  mornings 


leeO,]  PEPTS'S  DIABY.  107 

nowadays)  much  business  at  my  Lord's.  There  come 
to  my  house  before  I  went  out  Mr.  Barlow,  an  old  con- 
sumptive man,  and  fair  conditioned.  After  much  talk, 
I  did  grant  him  what  he  asked,  viz.  £50  per  annum,  if 
my  salary  be  not  increased,  and  £100  per  annum  in 
case  it  be  £350,  at  which  he  was  very  well  pleased  to 
be  paid  as  I  received  my  money,  and  not  otherwise  ;  so 
I  brought  him  to  my  Lord's,  and  he  and  I  did  agree 
together. 

18th.  This  monung  we  met  at  the  office  :  I  dined  at 
my  house  in  Seething  Lane. 

19th.  We  did  talk  of  our  old  discourse  when  we  did 
use  to  talk  of  the  King,  in  the  time  of  the  Rump, 
privately ;  after  that  to  the  Admiralty  Office,  in 
Whitehall,  where  I  stayed  and  writ  my  late  observations 
for  these  four  days  last  past.  Great  talk  of  the  differ- 
ence between  the  Episcopal  and  Presbyterian  clergy, 
but  I  believe  it  will  come  to  nothing. 

22nd.  After  dinner  to  Whitehall,  wliere  I  find  my 
Lord  at  home,  and  walked  in  the  garden  with  him,  he 
showing  me  all  respect.  I  left  him  and  went  to  walk 
in  the  inward  Park,  but  could  not  get  in  ;  one  man  was 
basted  by  the  keeper  for  carrying  some  people  over  on 
his  back,  through  the  water.  Home,  and  at  night  had 
a  chapter  read ;  and  I  read  prayers  out  of  the  Common 
Prayer  Book,  the  first  time  that  ever  I  read  prayers  in 
this  house.     So  to  bed. 

23rd.  After  dinner  to  my  Lord,  who  took  me  to 


108  PBPYS'S  DLAJBY.  [July, 

Secretary  Nicholas;  and  before  him  and  Secretary 
Morris,  my  Lord  and  I  upon  our  knees  together  took 
our  oaths  of  Allegiance  and  Supremacy  ;  and  the  Oath 
of  the  Privy  Seal,  of  which  I  was  much  glad,  thougli 
I  am  not  likely  to  get  anything  by  it  at  present ;  but  I 
do  desire  it,  for  fear  of  a  turn-out  of  our  office. 

24th.  To  Whitehall,  where  I  did  acquaint  Mr. 
Watkins  with  my  being  sworn  into  the  Privy  Seal,  at 
which  he  was  much  troubled,  but  did  offer  me  a  kins- 
man of  his  to  be  my  clerk.  In  the  afternoon  I  spent 
much  time  in  walking  in  Whitehall  Court  with  Mr. 
Bickerstaffe,  who  was  very  glad  of  my  Lord's  being 
sworn,  because  of  his  business  with  his  brother  Baron, 
which  is  referred  to  my  Lord  Chancellor,  and  to  be 
ended  to-morrow.  Baron  had  got  a  grant  beyond  sea, 
to  come  in  before  the  reversionary  of  the  Privy  Seal. 

25th.  I  got  my  certificate  of  my  Lord's  and  I  being 
sworn.  This  morning  my  Lord  took  leave  of  the 
House  of  Commons,  and  had  the  thanks  of  the  House 
for  his  great  service  to  his  country. 

26th.  Early  to  Whitehall,  thinking  to  have  a  meet- 
ing of  my  Lord  and  tlie  principal  officers,  but  my  Lord 
could  not,  it  being  the  day  that  he  was  to  go  and  be 
admitted  in  the  House  of  Lords,  his  patent  being  done, 
which  he  presented  upon  his  knees  to  the  Speaker ;  and 
80  it  was  read  in  the  House,  and  he  took  his  place.  T. 
Doling  carried  me  to  St.  James's  Fair,  and  there  moot- 
ing with  W.  Symons  and  his  wife,  and  Luellin,  and 


J6W.]  PEPYS'S  DIABT.  109 

D.  Scobell's  wife  and  cousin,  we  went  to  Wood's  at  tho 
Pell  MeU  (our  old  house  for  clubbing),  and  tliere  we 
spent  till  ten  at  night. 

28th.  A  boy.  brought  me  a  letter  from  Poet  Fisher, 
who  tells  me  that  he  is  upon  a  panegyric  of  the  King, 
and  desired  to  borrow  a  piece  of  me ;  and  I  sent  him 
half  a  piece.  To  Westminster,  and  there  met  Mr. 
Henson,  who  had  formerly  had  the  brave  clock  that 
went  with  bullets  (which  is  now  taken  away  from  him 
by  the  King,  it  being  his  gootls). 

29th.  With  my  Lord  to  Whitehall  Chapel,  where  I 
heard  a  cold  sermon  of  the  Bishop  of  Salisbury's, 
Duppa's,  and  the  ceremonies  did  not  please  me,  they 
do  80  overdo  them.  My  Lord  went  to  dinner  at 
Kensington  with  my  Lord  Camden. 

30th.  This  afternoon  I  got  my  £50,  due  to  me  for 
my  first  quarter's  salary  as  Secretary  to  my  Lord,  paid 
to  Tho.  Hater  for  me,  which  he  received  and  brought 
home  to  me,  of  which  I  felt  glad.  The  sword-bearer 
of  London  (Mr.  Man)  came  to  ask  for  us,  with  whom 
we  sat  late,  discoursing  about  tlie  worth  of  my  office  of 
Clerk  of  the  Acts,  which  lie  hath  a  mind  to  buy,  and 
I  asked  four  years'  purchase. 

31st.  To  Whiteliall,  where  my  Lord  and  the  principal 
officers  met,  and  had  a  great  discourse  about  raising  of 
money  for  the  Navy,  which  is  in  very  sad  condition, 
and  money  must  be  raised  for  it.  I  back  to  the 
Admiralty,  and  there  was  doing  things  in  order  to  the 


110  PEPTS'S  DIABT.  [AaroBt, 

calculating  of  the  debts  of  the  Navy,  and  other  bosinefls, 
all  the  afternoon.  At  night  I  went  to  the  Privy  Seal, 
where  I  found  Mr.  Crofts  and  Mathews  making  up  all 
their  things  to  leave  the  office  to-morrow  to  those  that 
come  to  wait  the  next  month. 

August  1.  In  the  afternoon  at  the  office,  where  we 
had  many  things  to  sign :  and  I  went  to  the  Council 
Chamber,  and  there  got  my  Lord  to  sign  the  first  bill, 
and  the  rest  all  myself ;  but  received  no  money  to-day. 

2nd.  To  Westminster  by  water  with  Sir  W.  Batten, 
and  Sir  W.  Pen  (our  servants  in  another  boat),  to  the 
Admiralty ;  and  from  thence  I  went  to  my  Lord's  to 
fetch  him  thither,  where  we  stayed  in  the  morning 
about  ordering  of  money  for  the  victuallers,  and 
advising  how  to  get  a  sum  of  money  to  carry  on  the 
business  of  the  Navy.  From  thence  W.  Hewer  and  I 
to  the  office  of  Privy  Seal,  where  I  stayed  aU  the 
afternoon,  and  received  about  £40  for  yesterday  and 
to-day,  at  which  my  heart  rejoiced  for  God's  blessing 
to  me,  to  give  me  this  advantage  by  chance,  there 
being  of  this  £40  about  £10  due  to  me  for  this  day's 
work.  So  great  is  the  present  profit  of  this  office, 
above  what  it  was  in  the  King's  time ;  there  being  the 
last  month  about  300  bills,  whereas  in  the  late  King's 
time  it  was  much  to  have  40.  I  went  and  cast  up  the 
expense  that  I  laid  out  upon  my  former  house  (because 
there  are  so  many  that  are  desirous  of  it,  and  I  am,  in 
my  mind,  loth  to  let  it  go  out  of  my  hands,  for  fear  of 


1666,3  PEPYS'S  DIABT.  Ill 

a  turn).  I  find  my  layings-out  to  come  to  about  £20 
which  with  my  fine  will  come  to  about  £22  to  Mm  that 
shall  hire  my  house  of  me. 

4th.  To  Whitehall,  where  I  found  my  Lord  gone 
with  the  King  by  water  to  dine  at  the  Tower  with  Sir 
J.  Robinson,  Lieutenant.  I  found  my  Lady  Jemimah 
at  my  Lord's,  with  whom  I  stayed  and  dined,  all  alone  ; 
after  dinner  to  the  Privy  Seal  Office,  where  I  did 
business.  So  to  a  Committee  of  Parliament  (Sir  Hen. 
Finch,  Chairman),  to  give  them  an  answer  to  an  order 
of  theirs,  "  that  we  could  not  give  them  any  account  of 
the  Accounts  of  the  Navy  in  the  years  36,  37,  38,  39, 
40,  as  they  desire. 

6th.  This  night  Mr.  Man  offered  me  £1,000  for 
my  office  of  Clerk  of  the  Acts,  which  made  my  mouth 
water ;  but  yet  I  dare  not  take  it  till  I  speak  with  my 
Lord  to  have  his  consent. 

7th.  Mr.  Moore  and  myself  dined  at  my  Lord's 
with  Mr.  Shepley.  While  I  was  at  dinner,  in  come 
Sam.  Hartlibb  and  his  brother-in-law,  now  knighted 
by  the  King,  to  request  my  promise  of  a  ship  for 
them  to  Holland,  which  I  had  promised  to  get  for 
them.  Aft«r  diimer  to  the  Privy  Seal  all  the  after- 
noon. At  night,  meeting  Sam.  Hartlibb,  he  took  me 
by  coach  to  Kensington,  to  my  Lord  of  Holland's ;  I 
stayed  in  the  coach  while  he  went  in  about  his 
business. 

9th.  With  Judge  Advocate  Fowler,  Mr.  Creed,  and 


112  PEPTS'S   DIAEY.  [August, 

Mr.  Shepley  to  the  Rhenish  Wine-house,  and  Captain 
Hayward  of  the  Plymouth,  who  is  now  ordered  to 
carry  my  Lord  Winchelsea,  Ambassador  to  Constan- 
tinople. We  were  very  merry,  and  Judge  Advocate 
tlid  give  Captain  Hayward  his  Oath  of  Allegiance  and 
Supremacy. 

10th.  With  Mr.  Moore  and  Creed  to  Hyde  Park  by 
coach,  and  saw  a  fine  foot-race  three  times  round  the 
park,  between  an  Irishman  and  Crow,  that  was  once 
my  Lord  Claypoole's  footman.  By  the  way,  I  cannot 
forgot  that  my  Lord  Claypoole  did  the  other  day 
make  inquiry  of  Mrs.  Hunt,  concerning  my  house  in 
Axe-yard,  and  did  set  her  on  work  to  get  it  of  me  for 
him,  which  methinks  is  a  very  great  change.  But 
blessed  be  God  for  my  good  chance  of  tlie  Privy 
Seal,  where  I  get  every  day,  I  believe,  about  £3.  This 
place  my  Lord  did  give  me  by  chance,  neither  he  nor  I 
thinking  it  to  be  of  the  worth  that  he  and  I  find  it  to  be. 

12th  (Lord's  day).  To  my  Lord,  and  with  him  to 
Whitehall  Chapel,  where  Mr.  Calamy  preached,  and 
made  a  good  sermon  upon  tliese  words,  "  To  whom 
much  is  given,  of  him  much  is  required."  He  was 
very  officious  with  his  three  reverences  to  the  King. 
as  others  do.  After  sermon  a  brave  anthem  of  Cai)taiu 
Cooke's,  which  he  himself  sung,  and  the  King  was 
well  pleased  with  it.  My  Lord  dined  at  my  Lord 
Chamberlain's. 

14th.  To  the  Privy  Seal,  and  thence  to  my  Lord's, 


1660.]  PEPYS'S  DIABY.  113 

where  Mr.  Pin  the  tailor  and  I  agreed  upon  making 
me  a  velvet  coat.  From  thence  to  the  Privy  Seal 
again,  where  Sir  Samuel  Morland  come  with  a 
Baronet's  grant  to  pass,  which  the  King  had  given  him 
to  make  money  of.  Here  we  stayed  with  him  a  great 
while;  and  he  told  me  the  whole  manner  of  his 
serving  the  King  in  the  time  of  the  Protector;  and 
how  Thurloe's  bad  usage  made  him  to  do  it ;  how 
he  discovered  Sir  R.  Willis,  and  how  he  had  sunk  his 
fortune  for  the  King ;  and  that  now  the  King  had 
given  him  a  pension  of  £500  per  annum  out  of  the 
Post  Office  for  life,  and  the  benefit  of  two  Baronets ; 
all  which  do  make  me  begin  to  think  that  he  is  not  so 
much  a  fool  as  I  took  him  to  be.  I  did  make  even 
with  Mr.  Fairebrother  for  my  degree  of  Master  of 
Arts,  which  cost  me  about  £9  16s. 

15th.  To  the  office,  and  after  dinner  by  water  to 
Whitehall,  where  I  found  the  King  gone  this  morn- 
ing by  five  of  the  clock  to  see  a  Dutch  pleasure-boat 
below  bridge,  where  he  dines,  and  my  Lord  with  him. 
The  King  do  tire  all  his  people  that  are  about  him 
with  early  rising  since  he  come. 

18th.  Captain  Ferrers  took  me  and  Creed  to  the 
Cockpitt  play,  the  first  that  I  have  had  time  to  see 
since  my  coming  from  sea,  "  The  Loyal  Subject," 
where  one  Kinaston,  a  boy,  acted  the  Duke's  sister, 
bat  made  the  loveliest  lady  that  ever  I  saw  in  my 
life. 


114  PEttS*S  DLAJI^.  [August, 

20th.  This  afternoon  at  the  Privy  Seal,  ■vrhere 
reckoning  -with  Mr.  Moore,  he  had  got  £100  for  me 
together,  which  I  was  glad  of,  guessing  that  the  profit 
of  this  month  would  come  to  £100.  With  W.  Hewer 
by  coach  to  Worcester  House,  where  I  light, 
sending  him  home  with  the  £100  that  I  received 
to-day.  Here  I  stayed,  and  saw  my  Lord  Chancellor 
come  into  his  Great  Hall,  where  wonderful  h^w  much 
company  there  was  to  expect  him.  Before  he  would 
begin  any  business,  he  took  my  papers  of  the  state  of 
the  debts  of  the  Fleet,  and  there  viewed  them  before 
aU  the  people,  and  did  give  me  his  advice  privately 
how  to  order  things,  to  get  as  much  money  as  we  can 
of  the  Parliament. 

2l8t.  I  met  Mr.  Crewe  and  dined  with  him,  where 
there  dined  one  Mr.  Hickeman,  an  Oxford  man,  who 
spoke  very  much  against  the  height  of  the  now 
old  clergy,  for  putting  out  many  of  the  religious 
fellows  of  colleges,  and  inveighing  against  them  for 
their  being  drunk.  It  being  post-night,  I  wrote  to 
my  Lord  to  give  him  notice  that  all  things  are  well ; 
that  General  Monk  is  made  Lieutenant  of  Ireland, 
which  my  Lord  Roberts  (made  Deputy)  do  not  like  of, 
to  be  Deputy  to  any  man  but  the  King  himself. 

22nd.  In  the  House,  after  the  Committee  was  up,  I 
met  with  Mr.  G.  Montagu,  and  joyed  him  in  his 
entrance  (this  being  his  3rd  day)  for  Dover.  Here  he 
made  me  sit  all  alone  in  the  house,  none  but  he  and  I, 


1660.3  PEPTS'S  DIAST.  115 

half  an  hour,  discoursing  how  there  was  like  to  be 
many  factions  at  Court  between  Marquis  Ormond, 
General  Monk,  and  the  Lord  Roberts,  about  the 
business  of  Ireland ;  as  there  is  already  between  the 
two  Houses  about  the  Act  of  Indemnity ;  and  in  the 
House  of  Commons,  between  the  Episcopalian  and 
Presbyterian  men. 

23rd.  By  water  to  Doctors'  Commons  to  Dr. 
Walker,  to  give  him  my  Lord's  papers  to  view  over, 
concerning  his  being  empowered  to  be  Vice- Admiral 
under  the  Duke  of  York.  Thence  by  water  to 
Whitehall,  to  the  Parliament  House,  where  I  spoke 
with  Colonel  Birch,  and  so  to  the  Admiralty  chamber, 
where  we  and  Mr.  Coventry  had  a  meeting  about 
several  businesses.  Amongst  others,  it  was  moved 
that  Phineas  Pett  (kinsman  to  the  commissioner),  of 
Chatham,  should  be  suspended  his  employment  till  he 
had  answered  some  articles  put  in  against  him,  as 
that  he  should  formerly  say  that  the  King  was  a 
bastard  and  his  mother  a  strumpet. 

25th.  This  night  W.  Hewer  brought  me  home  from 
Mr.  Pim's  my  velvet  coat  and  cap,  the  first  that  ever  I 
had. 

28th.  Colonel  Scroope  is  this  day  excepted  out  of  the 
Act  of  Indemnity,  which  has  been  now  long  in  coming 
out,  but  it  is  expected  to-morrow.  I  carried  home  £80 
from  Privy  Seal  by  coach. 

30th.  To  Whitehall,  where  I  met  with  the  Act  of 


116  PEPYS'S  DAIRY.  [September, 

Indemnity  (so  long  talked  of,  and  hoped  for),  with  the 
Act  of  Rate  for  Pole-money,  and  for  judicial  pro- 
ceedings. This  the  first  day  that  ever  I  saw  my  wife 
wear  black  patches  since  we  were  married.  ' 

September  1.  All  this  afternoon  sending  express  to 
the  fleet,  to  order  things  against  my  Lord's  coming ; 
and  taking  direction  of  my  Lord  about  some  rich 
furniture  to  take  along  with  him  for  the  Princess. 
And  talking  after  this,  I  hear  by  Mr.  Townsend  that 
there  is  the  greatest  preparation  against  the  Prince  de 
Ligne's  coming  over  from  the  King  of  Spain  that 
ever  was  in  England  for  their  Ambassador. 

3rd.  Up  and  to  Mr. ,  the  goldsmith,  and  there, 

with  much  ado,  got  him  to  put  a  gold  ring  to  the  jewel 
which  the  King  of  Sweden  did  give  my  Lord :  out  of 
which  my  Lord  had  now  taken  the  King's  picture,  and 
intends  to  make  a  George  of  it.  About  noon,  my 
Lord,  having  taken  leave  of  the  King  in  the  Shield 
Gallery  (where  I  saw  with  what  kindness  the  King 
did  hug  my  Lord  at  his  parting),  I  wont  over  witli 
him  and  saw  him  in  his  coach  at  Lambeth,  and  there 
took  leave  of  him,  he  going  to  the  Downes. 

5th.  Great  news  nowaday  of  the  Duke  d'Anjou's 
desire  to  marry  the  Princess  Henrietta.  Hugh  Peters 
is  said  to  be  taken.  The  Duke  of  Gloucester  is  ill, 
and  it  is  said  it  will  prove  the  small-pox. 

13th.  This  day  the  Duke  of  Gloucester  died  of  the 
emall-pox,  by  the  gre&i  negligence  of  the  doctors. 


166a]  PBPYS'S  DIABY.  117 

15th.  To  Westminster,  where  I  mot  with  Dr.  Castles, 
wlio  chid  me  for  some  error  in  our  Privy-Seal 
business ;  amoiig  the  rest,  for  letting  the  fees  of  the 
six  judges  pass  unpaid,  which  I  know  not  what  to 
saj  to  till  I  speak  to  Mr.  Moore.  I  was  much  troubled 
for  fear  of  being  forced  to  pay  the  money  myself. 
Called  at  my  father's  going  home,  and  besjwke  mourn- 
ing for  myself,  for  the  death  of  the  Duke  of  Glou- 
cester. 

16th.  My  Lord  of  Oxford  is  also  dead  of  the  small- 
pox; in  whom  his  family  dies,  after  600  years  having 
that  honour  in  their  family  and  name.  To  the  Park, 
where  I  saw  how  far  they  bad  proceeded  in  the  Pell 
Mell  and  in  making  a  river  through  the  Park,  which 
I  had  never  seen  before  since  it  was  begun.  Thence 
to  Whitehall  garden,  where  I  saw  the  King  in  purple 
mourning  for  his  brother. 

18th.  This  day  I  heard  that  the  Duke  of  York,  upon 
the  news  of  the  death  of  his  brother  yesterday,  came 
hither  by  post  last  night. 

To  the  Miter  Tavern  in  Wood  Street  (a  house  of  the 
greatest  note  in  London),  where  I  met  W.  Symons, 
and  D.  Scobell,  and  their  wives,  Mr.  Samford  Luelliu, 
Chetwind,  one  Mr.  Yivion,  and  Mr.  Wliilo,  formerly 
chaplain  to  the  Lady  Protectress  (and  still  so,  and 
one  they  say  that  is  likely  to  get  my  Lady  Francesse 
for  his  wife).  Here  some  of  us  fell  to  handicap,  a 
sport  that  I  never  knew  before. 


118  PEPYS'S  DIARY.  fSeptember, 

20th.  To  Major  Hart's  lodgings  in  Cannon  Street, 
who  used  me  very  kindly  with  wine  and  good  dis- 
course, particularly  upon  the  ill  method  which  Col. 
Birch  and  the  Committee  use  in  defending  of  the  army 
and  the  navy ;  promising  the  Parliament  to  save  them 
a  great  deal  of  money,  when  we  judge  that  it  will  cost 
the  King  more  than  if  they  had  nothing  to  do  with  it, 
by  reason  of  their  delays  and  scrupulous  inquiries  into 
the  account  of  both. 

21st.  Upon  the  water  saw  the  corpse  of  the  Duke  of 
Gloucester  brought  down  to  Somerset  House  stairs, 
to  go  by  water  to  Westminster,  to  be  buried. 

22nd.  I  bought  a  pair  of  short  black  stockings  Uj 
wear  over  a  pair  of  silk  ones  for  mourning ;  and  I  mot 
with  The.  Turner  and  Joyce,  buying  of  things  to  go 
into  mourning  too  for  the  Duke,  which  is  now  the 
mode  of  all  the  ladies  in  town.  This  day  Mr.  Edw. 
Pickering  is  come  from  my  Lord,  and  says  that  he 
left  him  well  in  Holland,  and  that  he  will  be  here 
within  three  or  four  days. 

23rd.  This  afternoon,  the  King  having  news  of  the 
Princess  being  come  to  Margate,  he  and  the  Duke  of 
Tork  went  down  thither  in  barges  to  her. 

24th.  I  arose  from  table  and  went  to  the  Temple 
church,  where  I  had  appointed  Sir  W.  Batten  to  meet 
him;  and  there  at  Sir  Heneage  Finch  Solicitor 
G-eneral's  chambers,  before  him  and  Sir  W.  Wilde, 
Recorder  of  London  (whom  we  sent  for  from  hia 


Oct..  1660.1  FEPYS'S   DIABY.  119 

chamber)  we  were  sworn  justices  of  peace  for 
Middlesex,  Essex,  Kent,  and  Southampton ;  with 
which  honour  I  did  find  myself  mightily  pleased, 
though  I  am  wholly  ignorant  in  the  duties  of  a  justice 
of  peace, 

28th.  I  did  send  for  a  cup  of  tea  (a  China  drink),  of 
which  I  never  had  drank  before,  and  went  away  (the 
King  and  the  Princess  coming  up  the  river  this  after- 
noon as  we  were  at  our  pay).  My  Lord  told  me  how 
the  ship  that  brought  the  Princess  and  him  (the 
Tredagh)  did  knock  six  times  upon  the  Kentish  Knock, 
which  put  them  in  great  fear  for  the  ship  ;  but  got  ofE 
well.  He  told  me  also  how  the  King  had  knighted 
Vice-admiral  Lawson  and  Sir  Richard  Stayner. 

29th.  This  day  or  yesterday,  I  hear.  Prince  Rupert 
is  come  to  court ;  but  welcome  to  nobody. 

October  2.  At  "Will's  I  met  with  Mr.  Spicer,  and 
with  him  to  tlie  Abbey  to  see  them  at  vespers.  There 
1  found  but  a  thin  congregation. 

3rd.  To  my  Lord's,  who  sent  a  g^reat  iron  chest  to 
Whitehall :  and  I  saw  it  cari-ied  into  the  King's  closet, 
where  I  saw  most  incomparable  pictures.  Among  the 
rest  a  book  open  upon  a  desk  which  I  durst  have  sworn 
was  a  real  book.  Back  again  to  my  Lord,  and  dined 
all  alone  with  him,  who  did  treat  me  with  a  gr6at  deal 
of  respect;  and  after  dinner  did  discourse  an  hour 
with  me,  saying  that  he  believed  that  he  might  have 
anything  that  he  would  ask  of  the  King.     This  day  I 


120  PBPYS'S   DIA.UY.  [October, 

heard  the  Duke  speak  of  a  great  design  that  he  and 
my  Lord  of  Pembroke  have,  and  a  great  many  others, 
of  sending  a  venture  to  some  parts  of  Africa  to  dig  for 
gold  ore  there.  They  intend  to  admit  as  many  as  will 
venture  their  money,  and  so  make  themselves  a  com- 
pany. £250  is  the  lowest  share  for  every  man.  But 
I  do  not  find  that  my  Lord  do  much  like  it, 

4th.  I  and  Lieut.  Lambert  to  Westminster  Abbey, 
where  we  saw  Dr.  Frewen  translated  to  the  Arch- 
bishopric of  York.  Here  I  saw  the  Bishops  of 
Winchester,  Bangor,  Rochester,  Batli  and  Wells,  and 
Salisbury,  all  in  their  habits,  in  King  Henry  Seventh's 
chapel.  But,  Lord !  at  their  going  out,  how  people 
did  most  of  them  look  upon  them  as  strange  creatures, 
and  few  with  any  kind  of  love  or  respect. 

6th.  Col.  Slingsby  and  I  at  the  office  getting  a  catch 
ready  for  the  Prince  de  Ligne  to  carry  his  things 
away  to-day,  who  is  now  going  home  again.  I  was  to 
give  my  Lord  an  account  of  the  stations  and  victuals 
of  the  fleet,  in  order  to  the  choosing  of  a  fleet  fit  for 
him  to  take  to  sea,  to  bring  over  the  Queen. 

7th  (Lord's  day).  To  Whitehall  on  foot,  calling  at 
my  father's  to  change  my  long  black  cloak  for  a  short 
one  (long  cloaks  being  now  quite  out) ;  but  he  being 
gone  to  church,  I  could  not  get  one.  I  heard  Dr.  Spur- 
stow  preach  before  the  King  a  poor  dry  sermon ;  but  a 
very  good  anthem  of  Captn.  Cooke's  afterwards.  To 
my  Lord's,  and  dined  with  him;  he  all  dinuer-tlmo 


1660.]  PBPTS'S  DIABTf.  121 

talking  Freucli  to  mo.  and  telling  me  the  story  how 
the  Duke  of  York  hath  got  my  Lord  Chancellor's 
daughter  with  child,  and  that  she  do  lay  it  to  him,  and 
that  for  certain  he  did  promise  her  marriage,  and  had 
signed  it  with  his  blood,  but  that  he  by  stealth  had 
got  the  paMer  out  of  her  cabinet.  And  that  the  King 
would  have  him  to  marry  her,  but  that  he  will  not.  So 
that  the  thing  is  vory  bad  for  the  Duke,  and  them  all ; 
but  my  Lord  do  make  light  of  it,  as  a  thing  that  he 
believes  is  not  a  new  thing  for  the  Duke  to  do  abroad. 
After  dinner  to  the  Abbey,  where  I  heard  them  read 
the  church-service,  but  very  ridiculously.  A  poor 
cold  sermon  of  Dr.  Lamb's,  one  of  the  prebends,  in 
his  habit,  come  afterwards,  and  so  all  ended. 

9tli.  This  morning  Sir  W.  Batten  with  Col.  Bircli 
to  Dcptford  to  pay  off  two  ships.  Sir  W.  Pen  and  I 
stayed  to  do  business,  and  afterward  together  to  White- 
hall, where  I  went  to  my  Lord,  and  saw  in  his  chamber 
his  picture,  very  well  done ;  and  I  am  with  child  till  I 
get  it  copied  out,  which  I  hope  to  do  when  he  is  gone 
to  sea. 

loth.  At  night  comes  Mr.  Moore  and  tells  me  how 
Sir  Hards.  Waller  (who  only  pleads  gnilty),  Scott, 
Coke,  Peters,  Harrison,  etc.,  were  this  day  arraigned  at 
the  bar  of  the  Sessions  House,  there  being  upon  the 
bench  the  Lord  Mayor,  General  Monk,  my  Lord  of 
Sandwich,  etc. ;  such  a  bench  of  noblemen  an  had  not 
been  ever  seen  in  England.      They  all  seemed  to  be 


122  PEPYS'S  DIARY.  [October, 

dismayed,  and  will  all  be  condemned  without  qnestion. 
In  Sir  Orlando  Bridgman's  charge,  he  did  wholly  rip 
up  the  unjustness  of  the  war  against  the  King  from 
the  beginning,  and  so  it  much  reflects  upon  all  the 
Long  Parliament,  though  the  King  had  pardoned 
them,  yet  they  must  hereby  confess  that  the  King  do 
look  upon  them  as  traitors.  To-morrow  they  are  to 
plead  what  they  have  to  say. 

11th.  To  walk  in  St.  James's  Park,  where  we  ob- 
served the  several  engines  at  work  to  draw  up  water, 
with  which  sight  I  was  very  much  pleased.  Above  all 
the  rest,  I  liked  that  which  Mr.  Groatorex  brought, 
which  do  carry  up  the  water  with  a  great  deal  of  ease. 
Here,  in  the  Park,  we  met  with  Mr.  Salisbury,  who 
took  Mr.  Creed  and  me  to  the  Cockpit  to  see  "  The 
Moore  of  Venice,"  which  was  well  done.  Burt  acted 
the  Moore;  by  the  same  token,  a  very  pretty  lady 
that  sat  by  me,  called  out,  to  see  Desdemona  smo- 
thered. 

13th.  I  went  out  to  Charing  Cross,  to  see  Major- 
General  Harrison  hanged,  drawn,  and  quartered ;  which 
was  done  there,  he  looking  as  cheerful  as  any  man 
could  do  in  that  condition.  He  was  presently  cut 
down,  and  his  head  and  heart  shown  to  the  people,  at 
which  there  was  great  shouts  of  joy.  It  is  said  that 
he  said  tlmt  he  was  sure  to  come  shortly  at  the  right 
hand  of  Christ  to  judge  them  that  now  had  judged 
him ;  and  that  his  wife  do  expect  his  coming  again. 


1660.]  PEPYS'S  DIABY.  123 

Thus  it  was  my  chance  to  see  the  King  beheaded  at 
Whitehall,  and  to.  see  the  first  blood  shed  in  revenge  for 
the  King  at  Charing  Cross. 

14th.  To  Whitehall  chapel,  where  one  Dr.  Crofts 
made  an  indifferent  sermon,  and  after  it  an  anthem,  ill 
sung,  which  made  the  King  laugh.  Here  I  first  did 
see  the  Princess  Royal  since  she  came  into  England. 
Here  I  also  observed  how  the  Duke  of  Tork  and  Mrs. 
Palmer  did  talk  to  one  another  very  wantonly  through 
the  hangings  that  parts  the  King's  closet  and  the  closet 
where  the  ladies  sit. 

15th.  This  morning  Mr.  Carew  was  hanged  and 
quartered  at  Charing  Cross ;  but  his  quarters,  by 
a  great  favour,  are  not  to  be  hanged  up. 

16th.  Being  come  home.  Will,  told  me  that  my  Lord 
had  a  mind  to  speak  with  me  to-night ;  so  I  returned 
by  water,  and,  coming  there,  it  was  only  to  inquire  how 
the  ships  were  provided  with  victuals  that  are  to  go 
with  him  to  fetch  over  the  Queen,  which  I  gave  him  a 
good  account  of.  He  seemed  to  be  in  a  melancholy 
humour,  which,  I  was  told  by  W.  Howe,  was  for  that 
he  had  lately  lost  a  great  deal  of  money  at  cards,  which 
he  fears  he  do  too  much  addict  himself  to  nowadays. 

18th.  This  morning,  it  being  expected  that  Colonel 
Hacker  and  Axtel  should  die,  I  went  to  Newgate,  but 
found  they  were  reprieved  till  to-morrow. 

19th.  This  morning  my  dining-room  was  finished 
with  green  serge  hanging  and  gUt  leather,  which  is 


124  PEPTS'S   DIAEY.  [October, 

very  handsome.  This  morning  Hacker  and  AxtoU 
were  hanged  and  quartered,  as  the  rest  are.  This  night 
I  sat  up  late  to  make  up  my  accounts  ready  against  to- 
morrow for  my  Lord. 

20th.  I  dined  with  my  Lord  and  Lady ;  he  was  very 
merry,  and  did  talk  very  high  how  he  would  have  a 
Frencli  cook,  and  a  master  of  his  horse,  and  his  lady 
and  child  to  wear  black  patches;  which  methought 
was  strange,  but  he  is  become  a  perfect  courtier ;  and, 
among  other  things,  my  Lady  saying  that  she  could 
get  a  good  merchant  for  her  daughter  Jem.,  he 
answered  that  he  would  rather  see  her  with  a  pedlar's 
pack  at  her  back,  so  slie  married  a  gentleman,  than  she 
should  marry  a  citizen.  This  afternoon,  going  through 
London,  and  calling  at  Crowe's  the  upholsterer's  in 
Saint  Bartholomew's,  I  saw  limbs  of  some  of  our  new 
traitors  set  upon  Aldersgate,  which  was  a  sad  sight  to 
see ;  and  a  bloody  week  this  and  the  last  have  been, 
there  being  ten  hanged,  drawn,  and  quartered. 

21st.  George  Vines  carried  me  up  to  the  top  of  his 
turret,  where  there  is  Cooke's  head  set  up  for  a  traitor, 
and  Harrison's  set  up  on  the  other  side  of  Westminster 
Hall.  Here  I  could  see  tliem  plainly,  as  also  a  very 
fair  prospect  about  London. 

22nd.  All  preparing  for  my  Lord's  going  to  sea  to 
fetch  the  Queen  to-morrow.  At  night  my  Lord  come 
home,  with  whom  I  stayed  long,  and  talked  of  many 
things.    He  told  me  there  hath  been  a  meeting  before 


1660.]  PEFYS'S  SIAST.  125 

the  King  and  my  Lord  Chancellor,  of  some  Episcopa- 
lian and  Presbyterian  divines ;  but  what  had  passed 
he  could  not  tell  me. 

23rd.  About  eight  o'clock  my  Lord  went ;  and  going 
through  the  garden,  Mr.  William  Montagu  told  him  of 
an  estate  of  land  lately  come  into  tlie  King's  hands, 
that  he  had  a  mind  my  Lord  should  beg.  To  which 
end  my  Lord  writ  a  letter  presently  to  my  Lord 
Chancellor  to  do  it  for  him,  which  (after  leave  taken  of 
my  Lord  at  Whitehall  bridge)  I  did  carry  to  Warwick 
House  to  him  ;  and  had  a  fair  promise  of  him,  that  he 
would  do  it  tliis  day  for  my  Lord.  In  my  way  thither 
I  met  the  Lord  Chancellor  and  all  the  Judges  riding 
on  horseback  and  going  to  Westminster  Hall,  it  being 
the  first  day  of  the  term, 

24th.  Mr.  Moore  tells  me,  among  other  things,  that 
the  Duke  of  York  is  now  sorry  for  his  amour  with  my 
Lord  Chancellor's  daughter,  who  is  now  brought  to  bed 
of  a  boy.  To  Mr.  Lilly's,  where  not  finding  Mr.  Spong, 
I  went  to  Mr.  Great orex,  where  I  met  him,  and  where  I 
bought  of  him  a  drawing  pen ;  and  he  did  show  me 
the  manner  of  the  lamp-glasses,  which  carry  the  light 
a  great  way,  good  to  read  in  bed  by,  and  I  intend  to 
liavo  one  of  them.  So  to  Mr.  Lilly's  with  Mr.  Spong, 
where  well  received,  there  being  a  club  to-night  among 
his  friends.  Among  the  rest  Esquire  Ashmole,  who  I 
found  was  a  very  ingenious  gentleman.  With  him  we 
two  sang  afterwards  in  Mr.  LUly's  study.     That  done, 


126  PEPYS'S  DIARY.  [October, 

we  all  parted;  and  I  home  by  coach,  taking  Mr. 
Rooker  with  me,  who  did  tell  me  a  great  many 
fooleries  which  may  be  done  by  nativities,  and 
blaming  Mr.  Lilly  for  writing  to  please  his  friends 
and  to  keep  in  with  the  times  (as  he  did  formerly  to 
his  own  dishonour),  and  not  according  to  the  rules  of 
art,  by  which  he  could  not  well  err  as  he  had  done. 

26th.  By  Westminster  to  "Whitehall,  where  I  saw 
the  Duke  de  Soissons  go  from  his  audience  with  a  very 
great  deal  of  state;  his  own  coach  all  red  velvet 
covered  with  gold  lace,  and  drawn  by  six  barbs,  and 
attended  by  twenty  pages  very  rich  in  clothes.  To 
Westminster  Hall,  and  bought,  among  other  books,  one 
of  the  Life  of  our  Queen,  which  I  read  at  home  to  my 
wife  ;  but  it  was  so  sillily  writ,  that  we  did  nothing  but 
laugh  at  it :  among  other  things  it  is  dedicated  to  that 
paragon  of  virtue  and  beauty  the  Duchess  of  Albe- 
marle. Great  talk  as  if  the  Duke  of  Tork  do  now  own 
the  marriage  between  him  and  the  Chancellor's 
daughter.  To  Westminster  Abbey,  where  with  much 
difficulty,  going  round  to  the  cloisters,  I  got  in ;  this 
day  being  a  great  day  for  the  consecrating  of  five 
bishops,  which  was  done  after  sermon ;  but  I  could 
not  get  into  Henry  the  Seventh's  chapel.  After  dinner 
to  Whitehall  chapel;  my  Lady  and  my  Lady 
Jemimah  and  I  up  to  the  King's  closet  (who  is  now 
gone  to  meet  the  Queen).  So  meeting  with  one  Mr. 
HiU,  that  did  know  my  lady,  he  did  take  us  into  the 


KOT..16G0.]  PEPYS'S  DIABT.  127 

King's  closet,  and  there  we  Hid  stay  all  service- 
time. 

29th.  I  up  early,  it  being  my  Lord  Mayor's  day  (Sir 
Richd.  Browne),  and  neglecting  my  office,  I  went  to 
the  Wardrobe,  where  I  met  my  Lady  Sandwich  and  all 
the  children  ;  and  after  drinking  of  some  strange  and 
incomparable  good  claret  of  Mr.  Remball's,  he  and  Mr. 
Townsend  did  take  us,  and  set  the  young  Lords  at  one 
Mr.  Neville's,  a  draper  in  Paul's  Church-yard ;  and  my 
Lady  and  my  Lady  Pickering  and  I  to  one  Mr. 
Isaacson's,  a  linen-draper  at  the  Key  in  Cheapside ; 
where  there  was  a  company  of  fine  ladies,  and  we  were 
very  civilly  treated,  and  had  a  very  good  place  to  see 
the  pageants,  which  were  many,  and  I  believe  good,  for 
such  kind  of  things,  but  in  themselves  but  poor  and 
absurd. 

30th.  I  went  to  the  Cockpit  all  alone,  and  there  saw 
a  very  fine  play  called  "  The  Tamer  Tamed ; "  very  well 
acted.  I  hear  nothing  yet  of  my  Lord,  whether  he  be 
gone  for  the  Queen  from  the  Downs  or  no ;  but  I  be- 
lieve he  is,  and  that  he  is  now  upon  coming  back  again 

November  1.  This  morning  Sir  W.  Pen  and  I  were 
mounted  early,  and  had  very  merry  discourse  all  the 
way,  he  being  very  good  company.  "We  come  to  Sir 
W.  Batten's,  where  he  lives  like  a  prince,  and  we  were 
made  very  welcome.  Among  other  things  he  showed 
me  my  Lady's  closet,  wherein  was  great  store  of 
rarities ;  as  also  a  chair,  which  he  calls  King  Harry's 


128  PEPYS'S   DIAET.  [Kovember, 

chair,  where  he  thaf  sits  down  is  catched  with  two 
irons,  tbat  come  round  about  him,  wliich  makes  good 
sport.  Here  diued  with  us  two  or  three  more  country 
gentlemen;  among  the  rest  Mr.  Christmas,  my  old 
school-fellow,  with  whom  I  had  much  talk.  He  did 
remember  that  I  was  a  great  Roundhead  when  I  was  a 
boy,  and  I  was  much  afraid  that  he  woidd  have  remem- 
bered the  words  that  I  said  the  day  the  Kiug  was 
beheaded  (that,  were  I  to  preach  upon  him,  my  text 
sliould  be — "  The  memory  of  the  wicked  shall  rot") ; 
but  I  found  afterwards  that  he  did  go  away  from 
scliool  before  that  time. 

2nd.  To  Whitehall,  where  I  saw  the  boats  coming 
very  thick  to  Lambeth,  and  all  the  stairs  to  be  full  of 
people.  I  was  told  the  Queen  was  a-coming ;  so  I  got 
a  sculler  for  sixpence  to  carry  me  thither  and  back 
again,  but  I  could  not  get  to  see  the  Queen ;  so  come 
back,  and  to  my  Lord's,  where  he  was  come :  and  I 
supped  with  him,  he  being  very  merry,  telling  me 
stories  of  the  country  mayors,  how  they  entertained  the 
King  all  the  way  as  he  come  along;  and  how  the 
country  gentlewomen  did  hold  up  their  heads  to  be 
kissed  by  the  King,  not  taking  his  hand  to  kiss  as  they 
should  do.  I  took  leave  of  my  Lord  and  Lady,  and  so 
took  coach  at  Whitehall  and  carried  Mr.  Childe  as 
far  as  the  Strand,  and  myseK  got  as  far  as  Ludgate  by 
all  the  bonfires,  but  with  a  great  deal  of  trouble ;  and 
there  the  coachman  dtsired  that  I  woidd  release  him, 


1660.]  PBPYS'S  DIARY.  129 

for  he  dnrst  not  go  f urtlior  for  the  fires.  In  Paul's 
Church-yard  I  called  at  Kirton's,  and  there  they  had 
got  a  Mass  book  for  me,  which  I  bought,  and  cost  mo 
twelve  shillings  ;  and,  when  1  come  home,  sat  up  late 
and  read  in  it  with  great  pleasure  to  my  wife,  to  hear 
that  she  was  long  acquainted  with  it.  I  observed  this 
night  very  few  bonfires  in  the  City,  not  above  three  in 
all  London,  for  the  Queen's  coming ;  whereby  I  guess 
that  (as  I  believed  before)  her  coming  do  please  but 
very  few. 

3rd.  Saturday.  In  the  afternoon  to  Whitehall, 
where  ray  Lord  and  Lady  were  gone  to  kiss  the  Queen's 
hand 

4th  (Lord's  day).  In  the  mom  to  our  own  church,  where 
Mr.  Mills  did  begin  to  nibble  at  the  Common  Prayer, 
by  saying, "  Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc."  after  he  had 
read  the  two  psalms  :  but  the  people  had  been  so  little 
used  to  it,  that  they  could  not  tell  what  to  answer. 
This  declaration  of  the  King's  do  give  the  Presbyterians 
some  satisfaction,  and  a  pretence  to  road  the  Common 
Prayer,  which  they  would  not  do  before  because  of 
their  former  preaching  against  it.  After  dinner  to 
Westminster,  where  I  went  to  my  Lord's,  and,  having 
spoken  with  him,  I  went  to  the  Abbey,  where  the  first 
time  that  ever  I  heard  the  organs  in  a  cathedral.  My 
wife  seemed  very  pretty  to-day,  it  being  the  first  time 
I  had  given  her  leave  to  wear  a  black  patch. 

5ih.  At  the  office  at  night,  to  make  up  an  account  of 
■—33 


130  PBPYS'S  DIAJKT  [November, 

what  the  debts  of  nineteen  of  the  twenty-five  ships  that 
should  have  been  paid  off,  is  increased  since  the  ad- 
journment of  the  Parliament,  they  being  to  sit  again 
to-morrow.  This  5th  day  of  November  is  observed  ex- 
ceeding well  in  the  City ;  and  at  night  great  bonfires 
and  fireworks. 

6th.  Mr.  Chetwind  told  me  that  he  did  fear  that 
this  late  business  of  the  Duke  of  York's  would  prove 
fatal  to  my  Lord  Chancellor.  To  our  office,  where  we 
met  all,  for  the  sale  of  two  ships  by  an  inch  of  candle 
(the  first  time  that  ever  I  saw  any  of  this  kind),  where 
I  observed  how  they  do  invite  one  auotlier,  and  at  last 
how  they  all  do  cry,  and  we  have  much  to  do  to  tell 
who  did  cry  last.  The  ships  were  the  Indian,  sold  for 
£1,300,  and  the  Half -moon,  sold  for  £830. 

7th.  Went  by  water  to  my  Lord,  where  I  dined  with 
him,  and  he  in  a  very  meiTy  humour  (present  Mr. 
Borfett  and  Childe)  at  dinner  :  he,  in  discourse  of  the 
great  opinion  of  the  virtue — gratitude  (which  he  did 
account  tlie  greatest  thing  in  the  world  to  him,  and  had, 
therefore,  in  his  mind  been  often  troubled  in  the  late  times 
how  to  answer  his  gratitude  to  the  Kiug,  who  raised 
his  father),  did  say  it  was  that  did  bring  him  to  his 
obedience  to  the  King  ;  and  did  also  bless  himself  with 
his  good  fortune,  in  comparison  to  what  it  was  when  I 
was  with  Lim  in  the  Sound,  when  he  durst  not  own 
his  correspondence  with  the  King ;  which  is  a  thing 
that  I  never  did  hear  of  to  this  day  before ;  and  I  do 


leeO.]  PEPYS'S  DIABY.  131 

from  this  raise  an  opinion  of  him,  to  be  one  of  the  most 
secret  men  in  the  world,  which  I  was  not  so  convinced 
of  before.  After  dinner  he  bid  all  go  out  of  the  room, 
and  did  tell  me  how  the  King  had  promised  him 
£4,000  per  annum  for  ever,  and  had  already  given  him  a 
bill  under  his  hand  (which  he  showed  me)  for  £4,000, 
that  Mr.  Fox  is  to  pay  him.  My  Lord  did  advise  with 
me  how  to  get  this  received,  and  to  put  out  £3,000  into 
safe  hands  at  use,  and  the  other  he  will  make  use  for 
his  present  occasion.  This  he  did  advise  with  me 
about  with  great  secrecy.  After  this  he  called  for  the 
fiddles  and  books,  and  we  two  and  W.  Howe,  and 
Mr.  ChUde,  did  sing  and  play  some  psalms  of  WilL 
Lawes,  and  some  songs;  and  so  I  went  away.  Notwith- 
standing this  was  the  first  day  of  the  King's  proclama- 
tion against  hackney-coaches  coming  into  the  streets 
to  stand  to  be  hired,  yet  I  got  one  to  carry  me  home. 

10th.  The  Comptroller  and  I  to  the  coffee-house, 
where  he  showed  me  the  state  of  his  case ;  how  the 
King  did  owe  him  above  £6,000.  But  I  do  not  see 
great  likelihood  for  them  to  be  paid,  since  they  begin 
already  in  Parliament  to  dispute  the  paying  off  the 
just  sea-debts,  which  were  already  promised  to  be 
paid,  and  will  be  the  undoing  of  thousands  if  they  be 
not  paid. 

15th.  My  Lord  did  this  day  show  me  the  King's 
picture  which  was  done  in  Flanders,  that  the  King  did 
promise  my  Lord  before  he  ever  saw  him,  and  that  we 


132  PEPYS'S  DIAET.  [November, 

did  expect  to  have  had  at  sea  before  the  King  come  to 
us ;  but  it  come  but  to-day,  aud  indeed  it  is  the  most 
pleasant  and  the  most  like  him  that  ever  I  saw  picture 
in  my  life.  To  Sir  W.  Batten's  to  dinner,  he  having 
a  couple  of  servants  married  to-day  ;  aud  so  there  was 
a  great  number  of  merchants,  and  others  of  good 
quality  on  purpose  after  dinner  to  make  an  offering, 
which,  when  dinner  was  done,  we  did,  and  I  did  give 
ten  shillings  and  no  more,  though  I  believe  most  of 
the  rest  did  give  more,  aud  did  believe  that  I  did  so  too. 

19th.  I  went  with  tlie  Treasurer  in  his  coach  to 
Whitehall,  and  in  our  way,  in  discourse,  do  find  him  a 
very  good-natured  man ;  and,  talking  of  tliose  men 
who  now  stand  condemned  for  murdering  the  King, 
he  says  that  he  believes  that,  if  the  law  would  give 
leave,  the  King  is  a  man  of  so  great  compassion  that 
he  would  wholly  acquit  them. 

20th,  Mr.  Shepley  and  I  to  the  new  play-house  near 
Lincoln's-Inn-Fields  (which  was  formerly  Gibbon's 
tennis-court),  where  the  play  of  "  Beggar's  Bush " 
was  newly  begim ;  and  so  we  went  in  and  saw  it  well 
acted :  and  here  I  saw  the  first  time  one  Moone,  who  is 
said  to  be  the  best  actor  in  the  world,  lately  come  over 
with  the  King,  aud  indeed  it  is  the  finest  play-house,  I 
believe,  that  over  wjvs  in  England.  This  raoming  I 
found  my  Lord  in  bed  late,  he  having  been  with  the 
King,  Queen,  and  Princess,  at  the  Cockpit  all  night, 
where  Q«ueral  Monk  treated  them ;  and  af  tor  supper  a 


1660,]  PEPYS'S   DIABY.  133 

play,  where  the  King  did  put  a  great  affront  upon 
Singleton's  music,  he  bidding  them  stop,  and  made  the 
French  music  play,  which,  my  Lord  says,  do  much 
outdo  all  ours. 

22nd.  This  morning  come  the  carpenters  to  make  me 
a  door  at  the  other  side  of  my  house,  going  into  the 
entry.  To  Mr.  Fox's,  where  we  foimd  Mrs.  Fox 
within,  and  an  alderman  of  London  paying  £1,000  or 
£1,400  in  gold  upon  the  table  for  the  King.  Mr.  Fox 
come  in  presently  and  did  receive  us  with  a  great  deal 
of  respect ;  and  then  did  take  my  wife  and  I  to  the 
Queen's  presence-chamber,  where  he  got  my  wife 
placed  behind  the  Queen's  cliair,  and  the  two 
Princesses  come  to  dinner.  The  Queen  a  very  little 
plain  old  woman,  and  nothing  more  in  her  presence  in 
any  respect  nor  garb  than  any  ordinary  woman.  The 
Princess  of  Orange  I  had  often  seen  before.  The 
Princess  Henrietta  is  very  pretty,  but  much  below 
my  expectation :  and  her  dressing  of  herself  with  her 
hair  frizzed  short  up  to  her  ears,  did  make  her  seem  so 
much  the  less  to  me.  But  my  wife  standing  near  her 
with  two  or  three  black  patches  on,  and  well  dressed, 
did  seem  to  me  much  handsomer  than  she. 

To  Whitehall  at  about  nine  at  night,  and  there, 
with  Laud,  the  page  that  went  with  me,  we  could  not 
get  out  of  Henry  the  Eighth's  gallery  into  the  further 
part  of  the  boarded  gallery,  where  my  Lord  was  walk- 
ing with  mj  Lord  Ormoud ;   and  we  had  a  key  of  Sir 


134  PEPYS'S  DIABY.  [NoTOinber, 

S.  Morland's,  but  all  would  not  do ;  till  at  last,  by 
knocking,  Mr.  Harrison  the  door-keeper  did  open  us 
the  door,  and,  after  some  talk  with  ray  Lord  about 
getting  a  catch  to  carry  mj  Lord  St.  Albans'  goods  to 
France,  I  parted  and  went  home  on  foot. 

25th.  I  had  a  letter  brought  me  from  my  Lord  to 
get  a  ship  ready  to  carry  the  Queen's  things  over  to 
France,  she  being  to  go  within  five  or  six  days. 

27th.  To  Westminster  Hall,  and  in  King  Street 
there  being  a  great  stop  of  coaches,  there  was  a  falling 
out  between  a  drayman  and  my  Lord  Chesterfield's 
coachman,  and  one  of  his  footmen  killed.  Mr.  Moore 
told  me  how  the  House  had  this  day  voted  the  King  to 
have  all  the  Excise  for  ever.  This  day  I  do  also  hear 
that  the  Queen's  going  to  France  is  stopped,  which  do 
like  me  well,  because  then  the  King  will  be  in  town 
the  next  month,  which  is  my  month  again  at  the  Privy 
Seal. 

30th.  Sir  G.  Carteret  did  give  us  an  account  how 
Mr.  Holland  do  intend  to  prevail  with  the  Parliament 
to  try  his  project  of  discharging  the  seamen  all  at 
present  by  ticket,  and  so  promise  interest  to  all  men 
that  will  lend  money  upon  them  at  eight  per  cent.,  for 
BO  long  as  tliey  are  unpaid ;  whereby  he  do  think  to 
take  away  the  growing  debt,  which  do  now  lie  upon 
the  kingdom  for  lack  of  present  money  to  discharge 
the  seamen. 

December  4.  This  day   the   Parliament  voted  that 


Decb  1660.]  PEFTS'S  DIABY.  135 

the  bodies  of  Oliver,  Ireton,  Bradshaw,  etc,  should 
be  taken  up  out  of  their  graves  in  the  Abbey,  and 
drawn  to  the  gallows,  and  there  hanged  and  buried 
under  it :  which  (methinks)  do  trouble  me  that  a 
man  of  so  great  courage  as  he  was,  should  have  that 
dishonour,  though  otherwise  he  might  deserve  it 
enough. 

9th.  I  went  to  the  Duke.  And  first  calling  upon 
Mr.  Coventry  at  his  chamber,  I  went  to  the  Duke's 
bedside,  who  had  sat  up  late  last  night,  and  lay  long 
this  morning.  This  being  done,  I  went  to  chapel,  and 
sat  in  Mr.  Blagrave's  pew,  and  there  did  sing  my  part 
along  with  another  before  the  King,  and  with  much 
ease. 

10th.  It  is  expected  that  the  Duke  will  marry  the 
Lord  Chancellor's  daughter  at  last ;  which  is  likely  to 
be  the  ruin  of  Mr.  Davis  and  my  Lord  Barkley,  who 
have  carried  themselves  so  high  against  the  Chancellor ; 
Sir  Chas.  Barkley  swearing  that  he  and  others  had 
intrigued  with  her  often,  which  all  believe  to  be  a  lie. 

16th.  In  the  afternoon  I  went  to  Whitehall,  where  I 
was  surprised  with  the  news  of  a  plot  against  the 
King's  person  and  my  Lord  Monk's ;  and  that  since 
last  night  there  were  about  forty  taken  up  on 
suspicion ;  and,  amongst  others,  it  was  my  lot  to  meet 
with  Simon  IJeale,  the  trumpeter,  wlio  took  me  and 
Tom  Doling  into  the  Guard  in  Scotland  Yard,  and 
showed  us  Major-General  Overton.     Here  I  heard  him 


136  PEPYS'S  DIABY.  [December, 

deny  that  he  is  guilty  of  any  such  things :  but  that 
whereas  it  is  said  that  he  is  found  to  have  brought 
many  arms  to  town,  he  says  it  is  only  to  sell  them,  as 
he  will  prove  by  oath. 

21st.  They  told  me  that  this  is  St.  Thomas's,  and 
that  by  an  old  custom,  this  day  the  Exchequer  men  had 
formerly,  and  do  intend  this  night  to  have  a  supper ; 
which  if  I  could  I  promised  to  come  to,  but  did  not. 
To  my  Lady's,  and  dined  with  her :  she  told  me  how 
dangerously  ill  the  Princess  Royal  is  :  and  that  this 
morning  she  was  said  to  be  dead.  But  she  hears  that 
she  hath  married  herself  to  yoimg  Jermyn,  wliich  is 
worse  than  the  Duke  of  York's  marrying  the  Chan- 
cellor's daughter,  which  is  now  publicly  owned. 

26th.  To  Whitehall  by  water,  and  dined  with  my 
Lady  Sandwich,  who  at  table  did  tell  me  how  much 
fault  was  laid  upon  Dr.  Frazer  and  the  rest  of  the 
doctors,  for  the  death  of  the  Princess.  My  Lord  did 
dine  this  day  with  Sir  Henry  "Wright,  in  order  to  his 
going  to  sea  with  the  Queen. 

31st.  In  Paul's  Church-yard  I  bought  the  play  of 
"  Hi  ni-y  the  Fourth,"  and  so  went  to  the  new  theatre 
and  saw  it  acted ;  but  my  expectation  being  too  great, 
it  did  not  please  me,  as  otherwise  I  believe  it  would  : 
and  my  having  a  book,  I  believe,  did  spoil  it  a  little. 
That  being  done  I  went  to  my  Lord's,  where  I  found 
him  private  at  cards  with  my  Lord  Lauderdale  and 
some  persons  of  honour. 


Jaii^l661.J  F£PTS'S   DIA&T.  137 

1660-61.  At  the  end  of  the  last  and  the  beginning 
of  this  year,  I  do  live  in  one  of  the  houses  belonging 
to  the  Navy  Office,  as  one  of  the  principal  officers,  and 
have  done  now  about  half-a-year :  my  family  being, 
myself,  my  wife,  Jane,  WiU.  Hewer,  and  Wayneman, 
my  girl's  brother.  Myself  in  constant  good  health, 
and  in  a  most  handsome  and  thriving  condition. 
Blessed  be  Almighty  God  for  it.  As  to  things  of 
State.  The  King  settled,  and  loved  of  all.  The 
Duke  of  York  matched  to  my  Lord  Chancellor's 
daughter,  which  do  not  please  many.  The  Queen 
upon  her  return  to  France  with  tlie  Princess  Henrietta. 
The  Princess  of  Orange,  lately  dead,  and  we  into  new 
mourning  for  her.  We  have  been  lately  frighted  with 
a  great  plot,  and  many  taken  up  on  it,  and  the  fright 
not  quite  over.  The  Parliament,  which  had  done  all 
this  great  good  to  the  King,  beginning  to  grow 
factious,  the  King  did  dissolve  it  December  29th  last, 
and  another  likely  to  be  chosen  speedily. 

1660-61.  January  1.  Mr.  Moore  and  I  went  to  Mr. 
Pierce's ;  in  our  way  seeing  tlie  Duke  of  York  bring 
his  Lady  to-day  to  wait  upon  the  Queen,  the  first  time 
that  ever  she  did  since  that  business ;  and  the  Queen 
is  said  to  receive  her  now  with  much  respect  and  love. 

2nd.  My  Lord  did  give  me  many  commands  in  his 
business.  As  to  write  to  my  uncle  that  Mr.  Bamewell's 
papers  should  be  locked  up,  in  case  he  should  die, 
he  being  now  suspected  to  be  very  iU,    Also  about 


138  PBPYS'S  DIAEY.  [January, 

consulting  with  Mr.  W.  Montagu  for  the  settling  of  the 
£4,000  a-year  tliat  the  King  had  promised  my  Lord. 
Ab  also  about  getting  Mr.  George  Montagu  to  be 
chosen  at  Huntingdon  this  next  Parliament,  etc.  That 
done,  he  to  Wliitehall  stairs  with  much  company,  and  I 
with  him;  where  we  took  water  for  Lambeth,  and 
there  coach  for  Portsmouth.  The  Queen's  things  were 
all  in  Whitehall  court  ready  to  be  sent  away,  and  her 
Majesty  ready  to  be  gone  an  hour  after  to  Hampton 
Court  to-night,  and  so  to  be  at  Portsmouth  on  Satur- 
day next.  This  day  I  left  Sir  W.  Batten  and  Capt. 
Rider  my  chine  of  beef  for  to  serve  to-morrow  at 
Trinity  House,  the  Duke  of  Albemarle  being  to  be 
there,  and  all  the  rest  of  the  Brethren,  it  being  a  great 
day  for  the  reading  over  of  their  new  Charter,  which 
the  King  hath  newly  given  them. 

3rd.  To  the  theatre,  where  was  acted  "  Beggars' 
Bush,"  it  being  very  well  done :  and  here  the  first 
time  that  ever  I  saw  women  come  upon  the  stage. 

4th.  I  had  been  early  this  morning  at  "Whitehall,  at 
the  Jewel  OflQ.ce,  to  choose  a  piece  of  gilt  plate  for  my 
Lord,  in  return  of  his  ofBering  to  the  King  (which  it 
seems  is  usual  at  this  time  of  year,  and  an  earl  gives 
twenty  pieces  in  gold  in  a  purse  to  the  King).  I 
chose  a  gilt  tankard,  weighing  thirty-one  ounces  and  a 
half,  and  he  is  allowed  thirty ;  so  I  paid  twelve  shil- 
lings for  the  ounce  and  a  haH  over  what  he  is  to  have : 
but  strange  it  was  for  me  to  see  what  a  company  of 


1«8L]  FBPTS'S  DLUIT.  139 

small  fees  I  was  called  upon  by  a  great  many  to  pay 
there,  which  I  perceive  is  the  manner  that  conrtiers  do 
get  their  estates. 

7th.  This  morning,  news  was  brought  to  me  to  my 
bedside,  that  there  had  been  a  great  stir  in  the  City 
this  night  by  the  Fanatics,  who  had  been  np  and 
killed  six  or  seven  men,  but  all  are  fled.  My  Lord 
Mayor  and  the  whole  City  had  been  in  arms,  above 
40,000.  Tom  and  I  and  my  wife  to  the  theatre,  and 
there  saw  "  The  Silent  Woman."  Among  other  things 
here,  Kinaston  the  boy  had  the  good  turn  to  appear  in 
three  shapes  :  first  as  a  poor  woman  in  ordinary  clothes, 
to  please  Morose ;  then  in  fine  clothes,  as  a  gallant ; 
and  in  them  was  clearly  the  prettiest  woman  in  the 
whole  house  :  and  lastly  as  a  man ;  and  then  likewise 
did  appear  the  handsomest  man  in  the  house.  In  our 
way  home,  we  were  in  many  places  strictly  examined, 
more  than  in  the  worst  of  times,  there  being  great  fears 
of  the  Fanatics  rising  again :  for  the  present  I  do  not 
hear  that  any  of  them  are  taken. 

8th.  Some  talk  to-day  of  a  head  of  Fanatics  that  do 
appear  about,  but  I  do  not  believe  it.  However,  my 
Lord  Mayor,  Sir  Rich,  Browne,  hath  carried  himself 
honourably,  and  hath  caused  one  of  their  meeting- 
houses in  London  to  be  pulled  down. 

9th.  Waked  in  the  morning  about  six  o'clock,  by 
people  running  up  and  down  in  Mr.  Davis's  house,  talk- 
ing that  the  Fanatics  were  np  in  arms  in  the  City. 


140  PEPYS'S   DIABT.  [January, 

And  80  I  rose  and  went  forth  ;  where  in  the  street  1 
fonnd  everybody  in  arms  at  the  doors.  So  I  returned 
and  got  my  sword  and  pistol,  which,  however,  I  had  no 
powder  to  cliarge ;  and  went  to  the  door,  where  I 
found  Sir  R.  Ford,  and  with  him  I  walked  ap  and 
down  as  far  as  the  Exchange,  and  there  I  left  him.  In 
our  way,  the  streets  full  of  train-bands,  and  great  stir. 
What  mischief  these  rogues  have  done !  and  I  think 
near  a  dozen  had  been  killed  this  morning  on  both 
sides.     The  shops  shut  and  all  things  in  trouble. 

10th.  After  dinner  Will,  comes  to  tell  me  that  he 
had  presented  my  piece  of  plate  to  Mr.  Coventry,  who 
takes  it  very  kindly,  and  sends  me  a  very  kind  letter, 
and  the  plate  back  again,  of  which  my  heart  is  very 
glad.  Mr.  Davis  told  us  the  particular  examinations  of 
these  Fanatics  that  are  taken,  and  in  short  it  is  this  : 
these  Fanatics  that  have  routed  all  the  train-bands 
that  they  met  with,  put  the  King's  life-guards  to  the 
run,  killed  about  twenty  men,  broke  through  the  City 
gates  twice,  and  all  this  in  the  day-time,  when  all  the 
City  was  in  arms — are  not  in  all  above  thirty-one. 
Whereas  we  did  believe  them  (because  they  were  seen 
up  and  down  in  every  place  almost  in  the  City,  and  had 
been  in  Highgate  two  or  three  days,  and  in  several 
other  places)  to  be  at  least  500.  A  thing  that  never 
was  heard  of,  that  so  few  men  should  dare  and  do  so 
much  mischief.  Their  word  was,  "  The  King  Jesus, 
and  their  heads  upon  the  gates."    Few  of  them  would 


16SL]  PEPYS'S  DIABY.  141 

receive  any  quarter,  but  such  as  were  taken  by  force 
and  kept  alive;  expecting  Jesus  to  come  hero  and 
reign  in  the  world  presently,  and  will  not  believe  yet. 
The  King  this  day  come  to  town. 

11th  (Office  day).  This  day  comes  news,  by  letters 
from  Portsmouth,  that  the  Princess  Henrietta  is  fallen 
sick  of  the  measles  on  board  the  London,  after  the 
Queen  and  she  was  under  sail.  And  so  was  forced  to 
come  back  again  into  Portsmouth  harbour;  and  in 
their  way,  by  negligence  of  the  pUot,  run  upon  the 
Horse  sand.  The  Queen  and  she  continue  aboard,  and 
do  not  intend  to  come  on  shore  tiU  she  sees  what  will 
become  of  the  young  Princess.  This  news  do  make 
people  think  something  indeed,  that  three  of  the  Royal 
Family  should  fall  sick  of  the  same  disease,  one  after 
another.  This  morning  likewise,  we  had  order  to  see 
guards  set  in  all  the  King's  yards ;  and  so  Sir  Wm. 
Batten  goes  to  Chatham,  Colonel  Slingsby  and  I  to 
Deptford  and  "Woolwich.  Portsmouth  being  a  gar- 
rison, needs  none. 

12th.  We  fell  to  choosing  four  captains  to  command 
the  guards,  and  choosing  the  place  where  to  keep  them, 
and  other  things  in  order  thereunto.  Never  till  now 
did  I  see  the  great  authority  of  my  place,  all  the  cap- 
tains of  the  fleet  coming  cap  in  hand  to  us. 

13th.  After  sermon  to  Deptford  again ;  where,  at  the 
Commissioner's  and  the  Globe,  we  stayed  long.  But 
no  sooner  in  bod  but  we  liad  in  alarm,  and  so  we  rose: 


142  PEPYS'a  DIABY.  [January, 

and  the  Comptroller  comes  into  the  yard  to  ns 
and  seamen  of  all  the  ships  present  repair  to  us,  and 
there  we  armed  with  every  one  a  handspike,  with 
which  they  were  as  fierce  as  could  be.  At  last  we 
hear  that  it  was  five  or  six  men  that  did  ride  through 
the  guard  in  the  town,  without  stopping  to  the  guard 
that  was  there ;  and,  some  say,  shot  at  them.  But  all 
being  quiet  there,  we  caused  the  seamen  to  go  on  board 
again. 

15th.  This  day  I  hear  the  Princess  is  recovered 
again.  The  King  hath  been  this  afternoon  at  Deptf ord, 
to  see  the  yacht  that  Commissioner  Pett  is  building, 
which  wiU  be  very  pretty ;  as  also  that  his  brother  at 
Woolwich  is  making. 

19th.  To  the  Comptroller's,  and  with  him  by  coach 
to  Whitehall ;  in  our  way  meeting  Yenner  and  Pritchard 
upon  a  sledge,  who  with  two  more  Fifth  Monarchy 
men  were  hanged  to-day,  and  the  two  first  drawn  and 
quartered. 

21st.  It  is  strange  what  weather  we  have  had  all  this 
winter ;  no  cold  at  all ;  but  the  ways  are  dusty,  and  the 
flies  fly  up  and  down,  and  the  rose-bushes  are  full  of 
leaves,  such  a  time  of  the  year  as  was  never  known  in 
this  world  before  here.  This  day  many  more  of  the 
Fifth  Monarchy  men  were  hanged. 

22nd.  I  met  with  Dr.  Thos.  Fuller.  He  tells  me  of 
his  last  and  great  book  that  is  coming  out :  that  is,  the 
History  of  all  the  Families  in  England ;  and  could  teli 


1661.]  PEPTS'S  DIABY,  143 

me  more  of  my  own  than  I  knew  myself.  And  also  to 
what  perfection  he  hath  now  brought  the  art  of 
memory;  that  he  did  lately  to  four  eminently  great 
scholars  dictate  together  in  Latin,  upon  different 
subjects  of  their  proposing,  faster  than  they  were  able 
to  write,  till  they  were  tired ;  and  that  the  best  way  of 
beginning  a  sentence,  if  a  man  should  be  out  and  forget 
his  last  sentence  (which  he  never  was),  that  then  his 
last  refuge  is  to  begin  with  an  Ut«unque. 

27th  (Lord's  day).  Before  I  rose,  letters  come  to 
me  from  Portsmouth,  telling  me  that  the  Princess  is 
now  well,  and  my  Lord  Sandwich  set  sail  with  the 
Queen  and  her  yesterday  from  thence  to  France.  This 
day  the  parson  read  a  proclamation  at  church,  for  the 
keeping  of  Wednesday  next,  the  30th  of  January,  a 
fast  for  the  murder  of  the  late  King. 

30th  (Fast  day).  The  first  time  that  this  day  hath 
been  yet  observed  :  and  Mr.  Mills  made  a  most  excel- 
lent sermon  upon,  "  Lord,  forgive  us  our  former 
iniquities ; "  speaking  excellently  of  the  justice  of  God 
in  punishing  men  for  the  sins  of  their  ancestors.  To 
my  Lady  Batten's ;  where  my  wife  and  she  are  lately 
come  back  again  from  being  abroad,  and  seeing  of 
Cromwell,  Ireton,  and  Bradshaw  hanged  and  buried  at 
Tyburn. 

3l8t.  To  the  theatre,  and  there  sat  in  the  pit  among 
the  company  of  fine  ladies,  etc. ;  and  the  house  was 
exceeding  full,  to  see  "  Argalus  and  Parthenia,"  the 


144  PEPTS'S   DIARY.  [Tebruary, 

first  time  that  it  hath  been  acted :  and  indeed  it  is 
good,  though  wronged  by  my  over  great  expectations, 
as  all  things  else  are. 

Feb.  2.  Home ;  where  I  found  the  parson  and  his 
wife  gone.  And  by-and-bye  the  rest  of  the  company 
rery  well  pleased,  and  I  too ;  it  being  the  last  dinner  I 
intend  to  mate  a  great  while. 

3rd  (Lord's  day).  This  day  I  first  begun  to  go 
forth  in  my  coat  and  sword,  as  the  manner  now  among 
gentlemen  is.  To  Whitehall ;  where  I  stayed  to  hear 
the  trumpets  and  kettle-drums,  and  then  the  other 
drums,  which  are  much  cried  up,  though  I  think  it 
dull,  vulgar  music.  So  to  Mr.  Fox's  unbid ;  where 
I  had  a  good  dinner  and  special  company.  Among 
other  discourse,  I  observed  one  story,  how  my  Lord  of 
Northwich,  at  a  public  audience  before  the  King  of 
France,  made  the  Duke  of  Anjou  cry,  by  making  ugly 
faces  as  he  was  stepping  to  the  King,  but  undiscovered. 
And  how  Sir  Philip  Warwick's  lady  did  wonder  to 
have  Mr.  Daray  send  for  several  dozen  bottles  of 
Rhenish  wine  to  her  house,  not  knowing  that  the  wine 
was  liis.  Thence  to  my  Lord's  ;  where  I  am  told  how 
Sir  Thomas  Crew's  Pedro,  with  two  of  his  countrymen 
more,  did  last  night  kill  one  soldier  of  four  that 
quarrelled  with  them  in  the  street,  about  ten  o'clock. 
The  other  two  are  taken ;  but  he  is  now  hid  at  my 
Lord's  till  night,  that  he  do  intend  to  make  his  escape 
away. 


1661.1  PEPTS'S  DIABT.  145 

5th.  Into  the  Hall ;  and  there  saw  my  Lord  Treasurer 
(who  was  sworn  to-day  at  the  Exchequer,  with  a  great 
company  of  Lords  and  persons  of  honour  to  attend  him) 
go  up  to  the  Treasury  Offices,  and  take  possession 
thereof ;  and  also  saw  the  heads  of  Cromwell,  Bradshaw, 
and  L-eton,  set  up  at  the  farther  end  of  the  Hall. 

7th.  To  Westminster  Hall.  And  after  a  walk  to  my 
Lord's;  where,  wliile  I  and  my  Lady  were  in  her 
chamber  in  talk,  in  comes  my  Lord  from  sea,  to  our 
great  wonder.  He  had  dined  at  Havre  de  Grace  on 
Monday  last,  and  come  to  the  Downs  the  next  day,  and 
lay  at  Canterbury  that  night ;  and  so  to  Dartf ord,  and 
thence  this  morning  to  Whitehall.  Among  others, 
Mr.  Creed  and  Captn.  Ferrers  tell  mo  the  stories  of  my 
Lord  Duke  of  Buckingham's  and  my  Lord's  falling 
out  at  Havre  de  Grace,  at  cards ;  tliey  two  and  my 
Lord  St.  Albans  playing.  The  duke  did,  to  my  Lord's . 
dishonour,  often  say  that  he  did  in  his  conscience  know 
the  contrary  to  what  he  then  said,  abotit  the  difference 
at  cards ;  and  so  did  take  up  the  money  that  he  should 
have  lost  to  my  Lord.  Which  my  Lord  resenting,  said 
nothing  then,  but  that  he  doubted  not  but  there  were 
ways  enough  to  get  his  money  of  him.  So  they  parted 
that  night ;  and  my  Lord  sent  Sir  R.  Stayner  the  next 
morning  to  the  duke,  to  know  whether  he  did  remem- 
ber what  he  said  last  night,  and  whether  he  would  own 
it  with  his  sword  and  a  second ;  which  he  said  he  would, 
and  80  both  sides  agreed.     But  my  Lord  St.  Albans, 


146  PEPYS'S  DIABY.  (Pebroaxy, 

and  the  Queen,  and  Ambassador  Montagfu,  did  way-lay 
tbem  at  their  lodgings  till  the  difference  was  made  up, 
to  my  Lord's  honour ;  who  hath  got  great  reputation 
thereby. 

8th.  Captain  Cuttle,  and  Curtis,  and  Mootham,  and 
I,  went  to  the  Fleece  Tavern  to  drink,  and  there  we 
spent  till  four  o'clock,  telling  stories  of  Algiers,  and 
the  manner  of  life  of  slaves  there.  And  truly  Captain 
Mootham  and  Mr.  Dawes  (who  have  been  both  slaves 
there)  did  make  me  fully  acquainted  with  their  condi- 
tion there,  as  how  they  eat  nothing  but  bread  and 
water.  At  their  redemption  they  pay  so  much  for  the 
water  they  drink  at  the  public  fountains  during  their 
being  slaves.  How  they  are  beat  upon  the  soles  of 
their  feet  a^d  bellies  at  the  liberty  of  their  padron ; 
how  they  are  all,  at  night,  called  into  their  master's 
bagnard,  and  there  they  lie ;  how  the  poorest  men  do 
love  their  slaves  best ;  how  some  rogues  do  live  well  if 
they  do  invent  to  bring  their  masters  in  so  much  a 
week  by  their  industry  or  theft,  and  then  they  are  put 
to  no  other  work  at  all.  And  theft  there  is  counted  no 
great  crime  at  all. 

12th.  By  coach  to  the  theatre,  and  there  saw  "  The 
Scornful  Lady,"  now  done  by  a  woman,  which  makes 
the  play  appear  much  better  than  ever  it  did  to  me. 

14th.  The  talk  of  the  town  now  is,  who  the  King  i? 
like  .to  have  for  his  Queen,  and  whether  Lent  shall  be 
kept  with  the  strictness  of  the  King's  proclamation. 


166L]  PEPTS'S  DIABT.  147 

which  IB  thonght  cannot  be,  because  of  the  poor,  who 
cannot  buy  fish.  And  also  the  great  preparation  for 
the  King's  crowning  is  now  much  thought  upon  and 
talked  of. 

18th.  It  is  much  talked  that  the  King  is  already 
married  to  the  niece  of  the  Prince  de  Ligne,  and  that 
he  hath  two  sons  already  by  her,  which  I  am  sorry  to 
hear ;  but  yet  am  gladder  that  it  should  be  so,  than 
that  the  Duke  of  Tork  and  his  family  should  come  to 
the  crown,  he  being  a  professed  friend  to  the  Catholics. 
Met  with  Sir  G.  Carteret,  who  afterwards,  with  the 
Duke  of  Tork,  my  Lord  Sandwich,  and  others,  went 
into  a  private  room  to  consult,  and  we  were  a  little 
troubled  that  we  were  not  called  in  with  the  rest ;  but 
I  do  believe  it  was  upon  something  very  private.  We 
stayed  walking  in  the  gallery,  where  we  met  with  Mr. 
Slingsby,  who  showed  me  the  stamps  of  the  King's 
new  coin,  which  is  strange  to  see  how  good  they  are  in 
the  stamp  and  bad  in  the  money,  for  lack  of  skiU  to 
make  them.  But  he  says  Blondeau  will  shortly  come 
over,  and  then  we  shall  have  it  better,  and  the  best  in 
the  world.  He  tells  me  he  is  sure  that  the  King  is 
not  yet  married,  as  it  is  said,  nor  that  it  is  known  who 
he  will  have. 

22nd.  My  wife  to  Sir  W.  Batten's,  and  there  sat 
awhile ;  he  having  yesterday  sent  my  wife  half  a  dozen 
pair  of  gloves,  and  a  pair  of  silk  stockings  and  garters 
for  her  valentines. 


148  PEPYS'S  DIABY.  [February, 

23rd.  This  my  birthday,  twenty-eight  years.  Mr. 
Hartlett  told  me  how  my  Lord  Chancellor  had  lately 
got  the  Duke  of  York,  and  Duchess,  and  her  woman, 
my  Lord  Ossory,  and  a  doctor,  to  make  oath  before 
most  of  the  judges  of  the  kingdom,  concerning  all  the 
circumstances  of  their  marriage.  And  in  fine,  it  is 
confessed  that  they  were  not  fully  married  till  about  a 
month  or  two  before  she  was  brought  to  bed ;  but  that 
they  were  contracted  long  before,  and  time  enough  for 
the  child  to  be  legitimate.  But  I  do  not  hear  that  it 
was  put  to  the  judges  to  determine  whether  it  was  so 
or  no.  To  the  play-house,  and  there  saw  "  The 
Changeling,"  the  first  time  it  hath  been  acted  these 
twenty  years,  and  it  takes  exceedingly.  Besides,  I  see 
the  gallants  do  begin  to  be  tired  with  the  vanity  and 
pride  of  the  theatre  actors,  who  are  indeed  grown  very 
proud  and  rich.  I  also  met  with  the  Comptroller,  who 
told  me  how  it  was  easy  for  us  all,  the  principal  officers, 
and  proper  for  us,  to  labour  to  get  into  the  next 
Parliament ;  and  would  have  me  to  ask  the  Duke's 
letter,  but  I  shall  not  endeavour  it.  This  is  now 
twenty-eight  years  that  I  am  bom,  and  blessed  be 
God,  in  a  state  of  full  content,  and  a  great  hope  to  be 
a  happy  man  in  all  respects,  both  to  myself  and 
friends. 

27th.  I  called  for  a  dish  of  fish,  which  we  had  for 
dinner,  this  being  the  first  day  of  Lent ;  and  I  do  in- 
tend to  try  whether  I  can  keep  it  or  no. 


Marclii,1661.  PEPTS'S   DIA«Y.  149 

28th.  N'otwithstanding  my  resolution,  yot  for  want 
of  other  victuals,  I  did  eat  flesh  this  Lent,  but  am  re- 
solved to  eat  as  little  as  I  can.  This  month  ends  with 
two  great  secrets  under  dispute  but  yet  known  to  very 
few ;  first,  who  the  King  will  marry  ?  and  what  the 
meaning  of  this  fleet  is  which  we  are  now  sheathing  to 
set  out  for  the  southward  ?  Most  think  against 
Algier  against  the  Turk,  or  to  the  East  Indies  against 
tlip  Dutch,  who,  we  hear,  are  setting  out  a  great  fleet 
thither. 

March  1.  After  dinner,  Mr.  Shepley  and  I  in  private 
talking  about  my  Lord's  intentions  to  go  speedily  into 
the  country,  but  to  what  end  we  know  not.  We  fear 
he  is  to  go  to  sea  with  his  fleet  now  preparing ;  but  we 
wish  that  he  could  get  his  £4,000  per  annum  settled 
lief  ore  he  do  go.  To  Whitef  riars,  and  saw  the  "  Bond- 
man "  acted ;  an  excellent  play  and  well  done.  But 
above  all  that  ever  I  saw,  Beterton  do  the  Bondman 
the  best. 

2nd.  After  dinner  I  went  to  the  theatre,  where  I 
found  80  few  people  (which  is  strange,  and  the  reason 
I  do  not  know),  that  I  went  out  again  and  so  to  Salis- 
bury Court,  where  the  house  as  full  as  could  be ;  and 
it  seems  it  was  a  new  play,  "The  Queen's  Mask," 
wherein  there  are  some  good  htunonrs,  among  others 
a  good  jeer  to  the  old  story  of  the  Siege  of  Troy, 
making  it  to  be  a  common  country  tale;  but  above 
all,  it   was  strange  to  see  so  little  a  boy  as   that 


150  PEPYS'S  DIAJBT.  [March, 

was  to  act  Cupid,  which  is  one  of  the  greatest  parts 
in  it. 

4th.  My  Lord  went  this  morning  on  his  journey  to 
Hinchingbroke,  Mr.  Parker  with  him ;  the  chief 
business  being  to  look  over  and  determine  how,  and  in 
what  manner,  his  great  work  of  building  shall  be  done. 
Before  his  going  he  did  give  me  some  jewels  to  keep 
for  him,  viz.,  that  that  the  King  of  Sweden  did  give 
him,  with  the  King's  own  picture  in  it,  most  excel- 
lently done  ;  and  a  brave  George,  all  of  diamonds. 

8th.  All  the  morning  at  the  office.  At  noon  Sir  W. 
Batten,  Col.  Slingsby,  and  I  by  coach  to  the  Tower, 
to  Sir  John  Robinson's,  to  dinner ;  where  great  good 
cheer.  High  company ;  among  others  the  Duchess  of 
Albemarle,  who  is  ever  a  i^lain,  homely  dowdy.  After 
dinner,  to  drink  all  the  afternoon.  Towards  night  the 
Duchess  and  ladies  went  away.  Then  we  set  to  it 
again  till  it  was  very  late.  And  at  last  come  in  Sir 
WiUiam  Wale,  almost  fuddled;  and  because  I  was 
set  between  him  and  another,  only  to  keep  them  from 
talking  and  spoiling  the  company  (as  we  did  to  others), 
he  fell  out  with  the  Lieutenant  of  the  Tower ;  but  with 
much  ado  we  made  him  understand  his  error,  and  then 
all  quiet. 

9th.  To  my  Lord's,  where  we  found  him  lately  come 
from  Hinchingbroke.  I  stayed  and  "dined  with  him. 
He  took  me  aside,  and  asked  me  what  the  world  spoke 
of  the  King's  marriage.     Which  I  answering  as  one 


166L]  PEPYS'S   DIAKY.  161 

tliat  knew  nothing,  he  inquired  no  further  of  me.  But 
I  do  perceive  by  it  that  there  is  something  in  it  that 
is  ready  to  come  out  that  the  world  knows  not  of 
yet. 

11th.  After  dinner  I  went  to  the  theatre,  and  there 
saw  "  Love's  Mistress  "  done  by  them,  which  I  do  not 
like  in  some  things  as  well  as  their  acting  in  Salisbury 
Court. 

15th.  This  day  my  wife  and  PaU  went  to  see  my 
Lady  Kingston,  her  brother's  lady. 

18th.  This  day  an  ambassador  from  Florence  was 
brought  into  the  town  in  state.  Yesterday  was  said  to 
be  the  day  that  the  Princess  Henrietta  was  to  marry 
the  Duke  d'Anjou  in  France.  This  day  I  found  in 
the  news-book  that  Roger  Pepys  is  chosen  at  Cam- 
bridge for  the  town,  the  first  place  that  we  hear  of  to 
have  made  their  choice  yet. 

20th.  To  Whitehall  to  Mr.  Coventry,  where  I  did 
some  business  mth  him,  and  so  with  Sir.  W.  Pen  (who 
I  found  with  Mr.  Coventry  teaching  of  him  the  map 
to  understand  Jamaica).  The  great  talk  of  the  town 
is  the  strange  election  that  the  City  of  London  made 
yesterday    for    Parliament-men;    viz.,  Fowke,  Love, 

Jones,  and ,  men  that,  so  far  from  being 

episcopal,  are  thought  to  be  Anabaptists ;  and  chosen 
with  a  great  deal  of  zeal,  in  spite  of  the  other  party 
who  thought  themselves  so  strong,  calling  out  in  the 
Hall,  "  No  Bishops !  no  Lord  Bishops ! "    It  do  make 


152  PEPYS'S   DIABY.  [March, 

people  to  fear  it  may  come  to  wone,  by  being  an 
example  to  the  country  to  do  the  same.  And  indeed 
the  bishops  are  so  high,  that  very  few  do  love  them. 

23rd.  To  the  Red  Bull  (where  I  had  not  been  since 
plays  come  up  again)  up  to  the  tiring-room,  where 
strange  the  confusion  and  disorder  that  there  is  among 
them  in  fitting  themselves,  especially  here,  where  the 
clothes  are  very  poor,  and  the  actors  but  common 
fellows.  At  last  into  the  pit,  where  I  think  there  was 
not  above  ten  more  than  myself,  and  not  one  hundred 
in  the  whole  house.  And  the  play,  which  is  called 
"All's  lost  by  Lust,"  poorly  done;  and  with  so  much 
disorder,  among  others,  in  the  music-room,  the  boy 
that  was  to  sing  a  song,  not  singing  it  right,  his 
master  fell  about  his  ears,  and  beat  him  so,  that  it  put 
the  whole  house  in  an  uproar.  Met  my  uncle  Wight, 
and  with  him,  Lieut.-Col.  Baron,  who  told  us  how 
Orofton,  the  great  Presbyterian  minister  that  had 
preached  so  highly  against  bishops,  is  clapped  up  this 
day  in  the  Tower.  Which  do  please  some,  and  displease 
others  exceedingly. 

April  2.  To  St.  James's  Park,  where  I  saw  the  Duke 
.  of  York  playing  at  Pelemele,  the  first  time  that  I  ever 
saw  the  sport.  Then  to  the  Dolphin  to  Sir  W.  Batten, 
and  Pen,  and  other  company ;  among  others,  Mr. 
Delabar ;  where  strange  how  these  men  who  at 
other  times  are  all  wise  men,  do  now,  in  their  drink, 
betwit  and  reproach  one  another  with  their  former 


Ap*il,ie61.]  PEPTS'S  DIABT.  153 

conditions,  and  their  actions  as  in  public  concerns, 
till  I  was  ashamed  to  see  it. 

3rd.  1  hear  that  the  Dutch  have  sent  the  King  a 
great  present  of  money,  which  we  think  wiU  stop  the 
match  with  Portugal ;  and  judge  this  to  be  the  reason 
that  our  so  great  haste  in  sending  the  two  ships  to  the 
East  Indies  is  also  stayed. 

7th.  To  Whitehall,  and  there  I  met  with  Dr.  Fuller 
of  Twickenham,  newly  come  from  Ireland;  and  took 
him  to  my  Lord's,  where  he  and  I  dined ;  and  he  did 
give  my  Lord  and  me  a  good  account  of  the  condition 
of  Ireland,  and  how  it  come  to  pass,  through  the  join- 
ing of  the  Fanatics  and  the  Presbyterians,  that  the 
latter  and  the  former  are  in  their  declaration  put  to- 
gether under  the  names  of  Fanatics. 

9th.  At  the  sale  of  old  stores  at  Chatham ;  and 
among  other  things  sold  there  was  aU  the  State's 
arms,  which  Sir  W.  Batten  bought ;  intending  to  set 
up  some  of  the  images  in  his  garden,  and  the  rest  to 
Jnim  on  the  Coronation  night. 

10th.  "^hen  to  Rochester,  and  there  saw  the  cathe- 
dral, which  is  now  fitting  for  use,  and  the  organ  then 
a-tuning.  Then  away  thence,  observing  the  great 
doors  of  the  church,  as  they  say,  covered  with  the  skins 
of  the  Danes, 

13th.  Met  my  Lord  with  the  Duke ;  and  after  a  little 
talk  with  him,  I  went  to  the  banquet-house,  and  there 
saw  the  King  heal,  the  first  time  that  ever  I  saw  him 


164  PEPYS'S   DIABT.  [April, 

do  it ;  which  he  did  with  great  gravity,  and  it  seemed 
to  me  to  be  an  ugly  office  and  a  simple  one. 

20th.  Comes  my  boy  to  tell  me  that  the  Duke  of 
York  had  sent  for  all  the  principal  officers,  etc.,  to  come 
to  him  to-day.  So  I  went  by  water  to  Mr.  Coventry's, 
and  there  stayed  and  talked  a  good  whUe  with  him  till 
all  the  rest  come.  We  went  up  and  saw  the  Duke  dress 
himself,  and  in  his  night  habit  he  is  a  very  plain  man. 
Then  he  sent  us  to  his  closet,  where  we  saw  among 
other  things  two  very  fine  chests,  covered  with  gold 
and  Indian  varnish,  given  him  by  the  East  India  Com- 
pany of  Holland.  The  Duke  comes ;  and  after  he  had 
told  us  that  the  fleet  was  designed  for  Algier  (which 
was  kept  from  us  till  now),  we  did  advise  about  many 
things  as  to  the  fitting  of  the  fleet,  and  so  went  away 
to  Whitehall;  and  in  the  banqueting-house  saw  the 
King  create  my  Lord  Chancellor  and  several  others, 
earls,  and  Mr.  Crewe  and  several  others,  barons :  the 
first  being  led  up  by  heralds  and  five  old  earls  to  the 
King,  and  there  the  patent  is  read,  and  the  King  puts 
on  his  vest,  and  sword,  and  coronet,  and  gives  him  the 
patent.  And  then  he  kisseth  the  King's  hand,  and 
rises  and  stands  covered  before  the  King.  And  the 
same  for  each  baron,  only  he  is  led  up  by  three  of  the 
old  barons.  And  they  are  girt  with  swords  before 
they  go  to  the  King.  To  the  Cockpit ;  and  there,  by 
the  favour  of  one  Mr.  Bowman,  he  and  I  got  in,  and 
there   saw   the    King    and  Duke  of  York  and  his 


1661.]  PEPYS'S   DIARY.  155 

Duchess  (which  is  s  plain  woman,  and  like  her  mother, 
my  Lady  Chancellor).  And  so  saw  "  The  Humoursome 
Lieutenant "  acted  before  the  King,  but  not  very  well 
done.  But  my  pleasure  was  great  to  see  the  manner 
of  it,  and  so  many  great  beauties,  but  above  all  Mrs. 
Palmer,  with  whom  the  King  do  discover  a  great  deal 
of  familiarity. 

21st.  Dined  with  Dr.  Thomas  Pepys  and  Dr.  Fayre- 
brother  :  and  all  our  talk  about  to-morrow's  show,  and 
our  trouble  that  it  is  like  to  be  a  wet  day.  All  the 
way  is  so  thronged  with  people  to  see  the  triumphal 
arches,  that  I  could  hardly  pass  for  them. 

22nd.  The  King's  going  from  the  Tower  to  White- 
hall. Up  early  and  made  myself  as  fine  as  I  could, 
and  put  on  my  velvet  coat,  the  first  day  that  I  put  it 
on,  though  made  half  a  year  ago.  And  being  ready, 
Sir  W.  Batten,  my  Lady,  and  his  two  daughters  and 
his  son  and  wife,  and  Sir  W.  Pen  and  his  son  and  I, 
went  to  Mr.  Toung's  the  flag-maker,  in  Comhill ;  and 
there  we  had  a  good  room  to  ourselves,  with  wine  and 
good  cake,  and  saw  the  show  very  well.  In  which  it  is 
impossible  to  relate  the  glory  of  this  day,  expressed  in 
the  clothes  of  them  that  rid,  and  their  horses  and 
horse's  clothes.  Among  others,  my  Lord  Sandwich's 
embroidery  and  diamonds  were  not  ordinary  among 
them.  The  Knights  of  the  Bath  was  a  brave  sight  of 
itself ;  and  their  Esquires,  among  which  Mr.  Armiger 
was  an  Esquire  to  one  of  the  Knights.    Remarkable 


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156  PEPTS'S  DIABY.  [April, 

wer«  the  two  men  that  represent  the  two  Dnkes  of 
Normandy  and  Aquitane.  The  Bishops  come  next 
after  Barons,  wliicli  is  the  higher  place  ;  which  makes 
me  think  that  the  next  Parliament  they  will  be  called 
to  the  House  of  Lords.  My  Lord  Monk  rode  bare  after 
the  King,  and  led  in  his  hand  a  spare  horse,  as  being 
Master  of  tlie  Horse.  The  King,  in  a  most  rich  em- 
broidered suit  and  cloak,  looked  most  noble.  Wadlow, 
the  vintner,  at  the  Devil,  in  Fleet  Street,  did  lead  a 
fine  company  of  soldiers,  all  young  comely  men,  in 
white  doublets.  There  followed  the  Vice- Chamberlain, 
Sir  G.  Carteret,  a  company  of  men  all  like  Turks ;  but 
I  know  not  yet  what  they  are  for.  The  streets  all 
gravelled,  and  the  houses  hung  with  carpets  before 
them,  made  brave  show,  and  the  ladies  out  of  the 
windows.  So  glorious  was  the  show  with  gold  and 
silver,  that  we  were  not  able  to  look  at  it,  our  eyes  at 
last  being  so  much  overcome.  Both  the  King  and  the 
Duke  of  York  took  notice  of  us,  as  they  saw  us  at  the 
window.  In  the  evening,  by  water  to  Whitehall  to 
my  Lord's,  and  there  I  spoke  with  my  Lord.  He 
talked  with  me  about  his  suit,  which  was  made  in 
France,  and  cost  him  £200,  and  very  rich  it  is  with 
embroidery. 

CORONATION   DAT. 
23rd.  About  four  I  rose  and  got  to  the  Abbey,  where 
I  followed  Sir  J.  Denham,  the  Surveyor,  witli  some 
company  that  he  was  leading  in.     And  with  much  ado, 


166U1  PEPYS'S  DIAB.Y,  157 

by  the  favour  of  Mr.  Cooper,  his  man,  did  get  up  into 
a  great  scaffold  across  the  uorth  end  of  the  Abbey, 
where  with  a  great  deal  of  patience  I  sat  from  past  four 
till  eleven  before  the  King  come  in.  And  a  great 
pleasure  it  was  to  see  the  Abbey  raised  in  the  middle,  all 
covered  with  red,  and  a  throne  (that  is  a  chair)  and 
foot-stool  on  the  top  of  it ;  and  all  the  officers  of  all 
kinds,  so  much  as  the  very  fiddlers,  in  red  vests.  At 
last  comes  in  the  Dean  and  Prebends  of  Westminster, 
with  the  Bishops  (many  of  them  in  cloth-of-gold  copes), 
and  after  them  the  Nobility,  all  in  their  Parliament 
robes,  which  was  a  most  magnificent  sight.  Then  the 
Duke  and  the  King  with  a  sceptre  (carried  by  my  Lord 
Sandwich)  and  sword  and  wand  before  liim,  and  the 
crown  too.  The  King  in  his  robes,  bare-headed,  which 
was  very  fine.  And'  after  all  bad  placed  themselves, 
there  was  a  sermon  and  the  service  ;  and  then  in  the 
Choir  at  the  high  altar,  the  King  passed  through  all 
the  ceremonies  of  the  Coronation,  which  to  my  great 
grief  I  and  most  in  the  Abbey  could  not  see.  The 
crown  being  put  upon  his  head,  a  great  shout  begun, 
and  he  come  forth  to  the  throne,  and  there  passed 
tlirongh  more  ceremonies :  as  taking  the  oath,  and 
having  things  read  to  him  by  the  Bishop ;  and  his 
Ijords  (who  put  on  their  caps  as  soon  as  the  King  put 
on  his  crown)  and  bishops  come,  and  kneeled  before 
him.  And  three  times  the  King  at  Arms  went  to  the 
ihrw  open  places  on  the  scaffold,  and  proclaimed,  that 


158  PEPYS'S   DIARY.  [April, 

if  any  one  could  show  any  reason  why  Charles  Stewart 
should  not  be  King  of  England,  that  now  he  should 
come  and  speak.  And  a  General  Pardon  also  was 
read  by  the  Lord  Chancellor,  and  medals  flung  up  and 
down  by  my  Lord  Comwallis,  of  silver,  but  I  could 
not  come  by  any.  But  so  great  a  noise  that  I  could 
make  but  little  of  the  music ;  and  indeed,  it  was  lost  to 
everybody.  I  went  out  a  little  while  before  the  King 
had  done  all  his  ceremonies,  and  went  round  the  Abbey 
to  Westminster  Hall,  all  the  way  within  rails,  and 
10,000  people  with  the  ground  covered  with  blue  cloth  ; 
and  scaffolds  all  the  way.  Into  the  Hall  I  got,  where 
it  was  very  fine  with  hangings  and  scaffolds  one  upon 
another  full  of  brave  ladies ;  and  my  wife  in  one  little 
one,  on  the  right  hand.  Here  I  stayed  Avalking  up  and 
down,  and  at  last  upon  one  of  the  side  stalls  I  stood  and 
saw  the  King  come  in  with  all  the  persons  (but  the 
soliders)  that  were  yesterday  in  the  cavalcade;  and  a  most 
pleasant  sight  it  was  to  see  them  in  their  several  robes. 
And  the  King  come  in  with  his  crown  on,  and  his 
sceptre  in  his  hand,  under  a  canopy  borne  up  by  six 
silver  staves,  carried  by  Barons  of  the  Cinque  Ports, 
and  little  bells  at  every  end.  And  after  a  long  time, 
he  got  up  to  the  farther  end,  and  all  set  themselves 
down  at  their  several  tables ;  and  that  was  also  a  brave 
sight :  and  the  King's  first  course  carried  up  by  the 
Knights  of  the  Bath.  And  many  fine  ceremonies 
there  was  of  the  herald's  leading   up  people  before 


1661.]  PEPYS'S   DIABY.  159 

him,  and  bowing ;  and  my  Lord  of  Albemarle's  going 
to  the  kitchen  and  eating  a  bit  of  the  first  dish  that  was 
to  go  to  the  King's  table.  But,  above  all,  was  these 
three  Lords,  Northumberland,  and  Suffolk,  and  the 
Duke  of  Ormond,  coming  before  the  courses*  on  horse- 
back, and  staying  so  all  dinner-time,  and  at  last 
bringing  up  (Dymock)  the  King's  champion,  all  in 
armour  on  horseback,  with  his  spear  and  target 
carried  before  him.  And  a  herald  proclaims,  "  That  if 
any  dare  deny  Charles  Stewart  to  be  lawful  King  of 
England,  here  was  a  champion  that  would  fight  with 
him;"  and  with  these  words,  the  champion  flings 
down  his  gauntlet,  and  all  this  he  do  three  times  in  his 
going  up  towards  the  King's  table.  To  which  when  he 
is  come,  the  King  drinks  to  him,  and  then  sends  him 
the  cup,  which  is  of  gold,  and  he  drinks  it  off,  and  tlien 
rides  back  again  with  the  cup  in  his  hand.  I  went 
from  table  to  table  to  see  the  bishops  and  all  others  at 
their  dinner,  and  was  infinitely  pleased  with  it.  And 
at  the  Lord's  table,  I  met  with  "William  Howe,  and  lie 
spoke  to  my  Lord  for  me,  and  he  did  give  him 
four  rabbits  and  a  pullet,  and  so  Mr.  Creed  and  I  got 
Mr.  Minshell  to  give  us  some  bread,  and  so  we  at  a 
stall  eat  it,  as  everybody  else  did  what  they  could  get. 
I  took  a  gfreat  deal  of  pleasure  to  go  up  and  down,  and 
look  upon  the  ladies,  and  to  hear  the  music  of  all  sorts, 
but  above  all,  the  twenty-four  violins.  About  ajx  at 
night  they  had  dined,  and  I  went  up  to  my  wife.    And 


160  PEPYS'S  DIARY.  [April, 

strange  it  is  to  think,  that  these  two  days  have  held  up 
fair  till  now  that  all  is  done,  and  the  King  gone  out  of 
the  Hall ;  and  then  it  fell  a-raiuing  and  thundering 
and  lightening  as  I  have  not  seen  it  do  for  some  years ; 
which  people  did  take  great  notice  of ;  God's  blessing 
of  the  work  of  these  two  days,  which  is  a  foolery  to 
take  too  much  notice  of  such  things.  I  observed  little 
disorder  in  all  this,  only  the  King's  footmen  had  got 
hold  of  the  canopy,  and  would  keep  if  from  the  Barons 
of  the  Cinque  Ports,  which  they  endeavoured  to  force 
from  them  again,  but  could  not  do  it  tiU  my  Lord 
Duke  of  Albemarle  caused  it  to  be  put  into  Sir  R. 
Pye's  hand  till  to-morrow  to  be  decided.  At  Mr. 
Bowyer's ;  a  great  deal  of  company,  some  I  knew, 
others  I  did  not.  Here  we  stayed  upon  the  leads  and 
below  till  it  was  late,  expecting  to  see  the  fireworks, 
but  they  were  not  performed  to-night :  only  the  City 
had  a  light  like  a  glory  round  about  it  with  bonfires. 
At  last  I  went  to  King  Street,  and  there  sent  Crock- 
ford  to  my  father's  and  my  house,  to  tell  them  I  could 
not  come  home  to-night,  because  of  the  dirt,  and  a 
coach  could  not  bo  had.  And  so  I  took  my  wife  and 
Mrs.  Prankleyn  (who  I  proffered  the  civility  of 
lying  with  my  wife  at  Mrs.  Hunt's  to-night)  to  Axe 
Yard,  in  which  at  the  farther  end  I  here  were  three 
great  bonfires,  and  a  great  many  great  gallants,  men 
and  women ;  and  they  laid  hold  of  us,  and  would  have  us 
drink  the  King's  health  upon  our  knees,  kneeling  upon 


1661.]  PBPTS'S  DIABY.  161 

a  faggot,  which  we  all  did,  they  drinking  to  us  one 
after  another :  which  we  thought  a  strange  frolic ;  but 
these  gallants  continued  there  a  great  while,  and  I 
wondered  to  see  how  the  ladies  did  tipple.  At  last  I 
sent  my  wife  and  her  bedfellow  to  bed,  and  Mr.  Hunt 
and  I  went  in  with  Mr.  Thombury  (who  did  give  the 
company  all  their  wine,  he  berag  yeoman  of  the  wine- 
cellar  to  the  King) ;  and  there,  with  his  wife  and  two 
of  his  sisters,  and  some  gallant  sparks  that  were  there, 
we  drank  the  King's  health,  and  nothing  else,  till  one 
of  the  gentlemen  fell  down  stark  drunk,  and  there  lay ; 
and  I  went  to  my  Lord's  pretty  well.  Thus  did  the 
day  end  with  joy  everywhere ;  and  blessed  be  Grod,  I 
have  not  heard  of  any  mischance  to  anybody  through 
it  aU,  but  only  to  Serjt.  Glynne,  whose  horse  fell  upon 
him  yesterday,  and  is  like  to  kill  him,  which  people  do 
please  tliemselves  to  see  how  just  God  is  to  punish  the 
rogue  at  such  a  time  as  this :  he  being  now  one  of  the 
King's  Serjeants,  and  rode  in  the  cavalcade  with  May- 
uard,  to  whom  people  wish  the  same  fortune.  There 
was  also  this  night  in  King  Street,  a  woman  had  her 
eye  put  out  by  a  boy's  flinging  a  firebrand  into  the 
coach.  Now,  after  aU  this,  I  can  say  that,  besides  the 
pleasure  of  the  sight  of  these  glorious  things,  I  may 
now  shut  my  eyes  against  any  other  objects,  nor  for 
the  future  trouble  myself  to  see  things  of  state  and  show 
as  being  sure  never  to  see  the  like  again  in  this  world. 
24th.  At  night,  set  myself  to  write  down  these 
»— 33 


162  PEPYS'S  DIAEY.  [May, 

three  days'  diary,  and  while  I  am  ahout  it,  I  hear  the 
noise  of  the  chambers,  and  other  things  of  the  fire- 
works, which  are  now  playing  upon  the  Thames  before 
the  King ;  and  I  wish  myself  with  them,  being  sorry 
not  to  see  them. 

30th.  This  morning  my  wife,  and  I,  and  Mr.  Creed 
took  coach,  and  in  Fish  Street  took  up  Mr.  Hater,  and 
his  wife,  who  through  her  mask  seemed  at  first  to  be 
an  old  woman,  but  afterwards  I  found  her  to  be  a  very 
pretty,  modest  black  woman.  We  got  a  small  .bait  at 
Leatherhead,  and  so  to  Godlyman,  where  we  lay  all 
night.  I  am  sorry  that  I  am  not  at  London,  to  be  at 
Hyde  Park  to-morrow,  among  the  great  gallants  and 
ladies,  which  will  be  very  fine. 

May  1,  Up  early,  and  bated  at  Petersfield,  in  the 
room  which  the  King  lay  in  lately  at  his  being  there. 
Here  very  merry,  and  played  with  our  wives  at  bowls. 
Then  we  set  forth  again,  and  so  to  Portsmouth,  seem- 
ing to  me  to  be  a  very  pleasant  and  strong  place ;  and 
we  lay  at  the  Red  Lion,  where  Haselrigge  and  Scott 
and  Walton  did  hold  their  council,  wlien  they  were 
here,  against  Lambert  and  the  Committee  of  Safety. 

2nd.  To  see  the  room  where  the  Duke  of  Buckingham 
was  killed  by  Felton. 

6th.  I  hear  to-night  that  the  Duke  of  York's  son  is 
this  day  dead,  which  I  believe  will  please  everybody ; 
and  I  hear  that  the  Duke  and  his  Lady  themselves  are 
not  much  troubled  at  it. 


1661.]  PEPYS'S   DIABY.  163 

12tli.  At  the  Savoy  heard  Dr.  Puller  preach  upon 
David's  words,  "  I  will  wait  with  patience  all  the  days 
of  my  appointed  time  until  my  change  comes,"  but 
methorg'it  it  was  a  poor,  dry  sermon ;  and  I  am  afraid 
my  former  high  esteem  of  his  preaching  was  more  out 
of  opinion  than  judgment.  Met  with  Mr.  Creed,  with 
whom  I  wont  and  walked  in  Gray's  Inn  Walks,  and 
from  thence  to  Islington,  and  there  ate  and  drank  at 
the  house  my  father  and  we  were  wont  of  old  to  go  to, 
and  after  that  walked  homeward,  and  parted  in  Smith- 
field;  and  so  I  home,  much  wondering  to  see  how 
things  are  altered  with  Mr.  Creed,  who,  twelve  months 
ago,  might  have  been  got  to  hang  himself  almost  as 
soon  as  go  to  a  drinking-house  on  a  Sunday. 

18th.  I  went  to  Westminster,  where  it  was  very 
pleasant  to  see  the  Hall  in  the  condition  it  is 
now,  with  the  Judges  on  the  benches  at  the  further 
end  of  it,  which  I  had  not  seen  all  this  term  till 
now, 

19th  (Lord's  day).  I  walked  in  the  morning  to- 
wards Westminster,  and,  seeing  many  people  at- York 
House,  I  went  down  and  found  them  at  mass,  it  being 
the  Spanish  ambassador's;  and  so  I  got  into  one  of 
the  galleries,  and  there  heard  two  masses  done,  I 
think,  not  in  Bo  much  state  as  I  have  seen  them  here- 
tofore. After  that  into  the  garden,  and  walked  an 
hour  or  two,  but  found  it  not  so  fine  a  place  as  I  always 
took  it  for  by  the  outside.    Captain  Ferrers,  and  Mr. 


164  PBPYS'S   DIARY.  [May, 

Howe,  and  myself,  to  Mr.  Wilkinson's  at  the  Crown ; 
then  to  my  Lord's,  where  we  went  and  sat  talking  and 
laughing  in  the  drawing-room  a  great  while.  All  our 
talk  upon  their  going  to  sea  this  voyage,  which  Captain 
Ferrers  is  in  some  doubt  whether  he  shall  do  or  no,  but 
swears  that  he  would  go,  if  he  were  sure  never  to  come 
back  again ;  and  I,  giving  him  some  hopes,  he  grew  so 
mad  with  joy  that  he  fell  a- dancing  and  leaping  like  a 
madman.  Now  it  fell  out  that  the  balcony  windows 
were  open,  and  he  went  to  the  rail  and  made  an  offer 
to  leap  over,  and  asked  what  if  he  should  leap  over 
there.  I  told  him  I  would  give  him  £40  if  he  did  not 
go  to  sea.  With  that  thought  I  shut  the  doors,  and 
W.  Howe  hindered  him  all  we  could ;  yet  he  opened 
them  again,  and,  with  a  vault,  leaps  down  into  the 
garden — ^the  greatest  and  most  desperate  frolic  that 
ever  I  saw  in  my  life.  I  run  to  see  what  was  become 
of  him,  and  we  found  him  crawled  upon  his  knees,  but 
could  not  rise,  so  we  went  down  into  the  garden  and 
dragged  him  to  a  bench,  where  he  looked  like  a  dead 
man,  but  could  not  stir ;  and,  though  he  had  broken 
nothing,  yet  his  pain  in  his  back  was  such  as  he  could 
not  endure.  With  this,  my  Lord  (who  was  in  the 
little  new  room)  come  to  us  in  amaze,  and  bid  us  carry 
him  up,  which,  by  our  strength  we  did,  and  so  laid 
him  in  East's  bedroom,  by  the  door,  where  he  lay  in 
great  pain.  We  sent  for  a  doctor  and  surgeon,  but 
none  to  be  found,  till  by-and-by,  by  chance,  comes  iia 


1681.]  PEPYS'S   DIABY.  165 

Dr.  Gierke,  who  is  afraid  of  him.  So  we  went  for  a 
lodging  for  him. 

21st.  Up  early,  and,  with  Sir  R.  Sluigsby  (and 
Major  Waters,  the  deaf  gentleman,  his  friend  for 
company's  sake),  to  the  Victualling  Office  (the  first 
time  that  I  ever  knew  where  it  was),  and  there  stayed 
while  he  read  a  commission  for  inquiry  into  some  of 
the  King's  lands  and  houses  thereabouts,  that  are  given 
his  brother.  And  then  we  took  boat  to  "Woolwich, 
where  we  stayed  and  gave  order  for  the  fitting  out  of 
some  more  ships  presently.  And  then  to  Deptford, 
where  we  did  the  same ;  and  so  took  barge  again,  and 
were  overtaken  by  the  King  in  his  barge,  he  having 
been  down  the  river  with  his  yacht  this  day  for 
pleasure  to  try  it ;  and,  as  I  hear.  Commissioner  Pett's 
do  prove  better  than  the  Dutch  one,  and  that  that  his 
brother  built.  WhUe  we  were  upon  the  water,  one  of 
the  greatest  showers  of  rain  fell  that  ever  I  saw.  The 
Comptroller  and  I  landed  with  our  barge  at  the 
Temple,  and  from  thence  I  went  to  my  father's,  and 
there  did  give  order  about  some  clothes  to  be  made. 

23rd.  In  my  black  silk  suit  (the  first  day  I  have  put 
it  on  this  year)  to  my  Lord  Mayor's  by  coach,  with  a 
great  deal  of  honourable  company,  and  great  enter- 
tainment. At  table  I  had  very  good  discourse  with 
Mr.  Ashmole,  wherein  he  did  assure  me  that  frogs  and 
many  insects  do  often  fall  from  the  sky,  ready  formed. 
Dr.  Bates's  singularity  in  not  rising  up  nor  drinking 


166  PEPYS'S  DIAEY.  [May, 

the  King's  nor  otlior  healths  at  the  table  was  very  mnch 
observed.  From  thence  we  all  took  coach,  and  to  our 
office,  and  there  sat  till  it  was  late  ;  and  so  I  home  and 
to  bed  by  day-light.  This  day  was  kept  a  holy-day 
through  the  town ;  and  it  pleased  me  to  see  the  little 
boys  walk  up  and  down  in  procession  with  their  broom- 
stafEs  in  their  hands,  as  I  had  myself  long  ago  done. 

26th.  Sir  W.  Batten  told  me  how  Mr.  Prin  (among 
the  two  or  three  that  did  refuse  to-day  to  receive  the 
sacrament  upon  their  knees)  was  offered,  by  a  mistake, 
the  drink  afterwards,  which  he  did  receive,  being 
denied  the  drink  by  Dr.  Gunning,  unless  he  would 
take  it  on  his  knees;  and  after  that  by  another  the 
bread  was  brought  him,  and  he  did  take  it  sitting, 
which  is  thought  very  preposterous. 

28th.  With  Mr.  Shepley  to  the  Exchange  about 
business,  and  there,  by  Mr.  Rawlinson's  favour,  got 
into  a  balcony  over  against  the  Exchange ;  and  there 
saw  the  hangman  burn,  by  vote  of  Parliament,  two 
old  acts,  the  one  for  constituting  us  a  Commonwealth, 
and  the  other  I  have  forgot. 

29th  (King's  birth. day).  Rose  early,  and  put  six 
spoons  and  a  porringer  of  silver  in  my  pocket  to  give 
away  to-day.  Sir  W.  Pen  and  I  took  coach,  and  (the 
weather  and  way  being  foul)  went  to  Walthamstow ; 
and  being  come  there  heard  Mr.  Radcliffe,  my  former 
schoolfellow  at  Paul's  (who  is  yet  a  merry  boy),  preach 
upon  "  Nay,  let  him  take  all,  since  my  Lord  the  King 


June,  1661.)  PEPYS'S   DIAEY.  167 

is  returned,"  <fec.  He  read  all,  and  his  sermon  very 
simple.  Back  to  dinner  at  Sir  William  Batten's  ;  and 
then,  after  a  walk  in  the  fine  gardens,  we  went  to  Mrs. 
Browne's,  where  Sir  W.  Pen  and  I  were  godfathers, 
and  Mrs.  Jordan  and  Shipman  godmothers  to  her  boy. 
And  there,  before  and  after  the  christening,  we  were 
with  the  woman  above  in  her  chamber ;  but  whether 
we  carried  ourselves  well  or  ill,  I  know  not ;  but  I  was 
directed  by  young  Mrs.  Batten.  One  passage  of  a  lady 
that  ate  wafers  with  her  dog  did  a  little  displease  me. 
I  did  give  the  midwife  lOs.,  and  the  nurse  5s.,  and  the 
maid  of  the  house  28.  But  for  as  much  I  expected  to 
give  the  name  to  the  child,  but  did  not  (it  being  called 
John),  I  f  orebore  then  to  give  my-  plate. 

30th.  This  day,  I  hear,  the  Parliament  have  ordered 
a  bill  to  be  brought  in  for  restoring  the  Bishops  to  tho 
House  of  Lords ;  which  they  had  not  done  so  soon  but 
to  spite  Mr.  Prin,  who  is  every  day  so  bitter  against 
them  in  his  discourse  in  the  House. 

Slst.  Great  talk  now  how  the  Parliament  intend  to 
make  a  collection  of  free  gifts  to  the  King  through  the 
kingdom ;  but  I  think  it  will  not  come  to  much. 

June  4.  To  my  Lord  Crewe's  to  dinner,  and  had  very 
good  discourse  about  having  of  young  noblemen  and 
gentlemen  to  think  of  going  to  sea,  as  being  as  honour* 
able  service  as  the  land  war.  And  among  other  things 
ho  told  us  how,  in  Queen  Elizabeth's  time,  one  young 
nobleman  would  wait  with  a  trencher  at  the  back  of 


168  PEPTS'S  DIABT.  ptjne, 

another  till  he  come  to  age  himself.  And  witnessed 
in  my  young  Lord  of  Kent,  that  then  was,  who  waited 
upon  my  Lord  Bedford  at  table,  when  a  letter  came  to 
my  Lord  Bedford  that  the  Earldom  of  Kent  was  fallen 
to  his  servant  the  young  Lord :  and  so  he  rose  from 
table,  and  made  him  sit  down  in  his  place,  and  took  a 
lower  for  himself,  for  so  he  was  by  place  to  sit. 

9th.  To  Whitehall,  and  there  met  with  Dean  Fuller, 
and  walked  a  great  while  with  him ;  among  other 
things  discoursed  of  the  liberty  the  Bishop  (by  name 
he  of  Galloway)  takes  to  admit  into  orders  anybody 
that  will ;  among  others  Roundtree,  a  simple  mechanic 
that  was  a  person  formerly  of  the  fleet.  He  told  me 
he  would  complain  of  it. 

10th.  Early  to  my  Lord's,  who  privately  told  me 
how  the  King  had  made  him  ambassador  in  the  bring- 
ing over  the  Queen.  That  he  is  to  go  to  Algier,  &c., 
to  settle  the  business,  and  to  put  the  fleet  in  order 
there ;  and  so  to  come  back  to  Lisbon  with  three  ships, 
and  there  to  meet  the  fleet  that  is  to  follow  him.  He 
sent  for  me,  to  tell  me  that  he  do  intrust  me  with  the 
seeing  of  all  things  done  in  his  absence  as  to  this  great 
preparation,  as  I  shall  receive  orders  from  my  Lord 
Chancellor  and  Mr.  Edward  Montagu.  At  all  which 
my  heart  is  above  measure  glad;  for  my  Lord's 
honour,  and  some  profit  to  myself,  I  hope.  By  and  by, 
out  with  Mr.  Shepley,  Walden,  Parliament  man  for 
Huntingdon,  Rolt,  Mackworth,  and  Alderman  Back* 


1661.]  PBPYS'S  DIABY,  169 

well,  to  a  house  hard  by,  to  drink  Lambeth  ale.  So  I 
back  to  the  Wardrobe,  and  there  found  my  Lord  going 
to  Trinity  House,  this  being  the  solemn  day  of  clioosuig 
Master,  and  my  Lord  is  chosen. 

11th.  At  the  office  this  morning,  Sir  Gr.  Carteret 
with  us  ;  and  we  agreed  upon  a  letter  to  the  Duke  of 
York,  to  tell  liim  tlie  sad  condition  of  this  office  for 
want  of  money  ;  how  men  are  not  able  to  serve  us  more 
without  some  money ;  and  that  now  the  credit  of  the 
office  is  brought  so  low,  that  none  will  sell  us  anything 
without  our  personal  security  given  for  the  same. 

12th.  Wednesday,  a  day  kept  between  a  fast  and  a 
feast,  the  Bishops  not  being  ready  enough  to  keep  the 
fast  for  foul  weather  before  fair  weather  come  ;  and  so 
they  were  forced  to  keep  it  between  both.  Then  to 
Whitehall,  where  I  met  my  Lord,  who  told  me  he  must 
have  £300  laid  out  in  cloth,  to  give  in  Barbary,  as  pre- 
sents among  the  Turks. 

27th.  This  day  Mr.  Holden  sent  me  a  bever,  which 
cost  me  £4  5s. 

28th.  Went  to  Moorfields,  and  there  walked,  and 
stood  and  saw  the  wrestling,  which  I  never  saw  so 
much  of  before,  between  the  north  and  west  country- 
men. 

29th.  Mr.  Chetwind  fell  commending  of  "  Hooker's 
Ecclesiastical  Polity,"  as  the  best  book,  and  the  only 
one  that  made  him  a  Christian,  which  puts  me  upon 
the  buying  of  it,  which  I  wUl  do  shortly. 


170  PEPYS'S   DIAEY.  [July, 

30fch  (Lord's  day).  To  church,  where  we  observe  the 
trade  of  briefs  is  come  now  up  to  so  constant  a  course 
every  Sunday,  that  we  resolve  to  give  no  more  to 
them.  Tliis  day  the  Portuguese  Ambassador  came 
to  Whitehall  to  take  leave  of  the  King;  he  being 
now  going  to  end  all  with  the  Queen,  and  to  send 
her  over. 

July  2.  Went  to  Sir  William  Davenant's  Opera; 
this  being  the  fourth  day  that  it  hath  begun,  and  the 
first  that  I  have  seen  it.  To-day  was  acted  the  second 
part  of  "  The  Siege  of  Rhodes."  We  stayed  a  very 
great  while  for  the  King  and  Queen  of  Bohemia.  And 
by  the  breaking  of  a  board  over  our  lieads,  we  had  a  great 
deal  of  dust  fell  into  the  ladies'  necks  and  the  men's 
hair,  which  made  good  sport.  The  King  being  come, 
the  scene  opened ;  which  indeed  is  very  fine  and  mag- 
nificent, and  well  acted,  all  but  the  Eunuch,  who  was 
80  much  out  that  he  was  hissed  off  the  stage. 

3rd.  Dined  with  my  Lady,  who  is  in  some  mourn- 
ing for  her  brother,  Mr.  Saml.  Crewe,  who  died  yester- 
day of  the  spotted  fever. 

4th.  I  went  to  the  theatre,  and  tliere  I  saw  "  Clara- 
cilia  "  (the  first  time  I  ever  saw  it),  well  acted.  But 
strange  to  see  this  house,  that  used  to  be  so  tlironged, 
now  empty  since  tlie  Opera  began ;  and  so  will  con- 
tinue for  a  while,  I  believe. 

6th.  Waked  this  morning  with  news,  brought  me 
by  a  messenger  on  purpose,  that  my  Uncle  Robert  is 


1661.J  PEPYS'S  DIABr.  171 

dead ;  so  I  set  out  on  horseback,  and  got  well  by  nine 
o'clock  to  Brampton,  where  I  found  my  father  well. 
My  uncle's  corpse  in  a  coflin  standing  upon  joint-stools 
in  the  chimney  in  the  haU ;  but  it  began  to  smell,  and 
so  I  caused  it  to  be  set  forth  in  the  yard  all  night,  and 
watched  by  my  aunt. 

7th  (Lord's  day).  In  the  morning  my  father  and  I 
read  the  wOl ;  where  though  he  gives  me  nothing  at 
present  till  my  father's  death,  or  at  least  very  little, 
yet  I  am  glad  to  see  that  he  hath  done  so  well  for  us 
all,  and  well  to  the  rest  of  his  kindred.  After  that  done 
we  went  about  getting  things,  as  ribbands  and  gloves, 
ready  for  the  burial.  Which  in  the  afternoon  was 
done ;  where  it  being  Sunday,  all  people  far  and  near 
come  in  ;  and  in  the  greatest  disorder  that  ever  I  saw, 
we  made  shift  to  serve  them  with  what  we  had  of  wine 
and  other  things ;  and  then  to  carry  him  to  the  church, 
where  Mr.  Taylor  buried  him,  and  Mr.  Tumor  preached 
a  funeral  sermon. 

14th.  To  Hinchingbroke,  which  is  now  aU  in  dirt, 
because  of  my  Lord's  building,  which  will  make  it  very 
magnificent.     Back  to  Brampton. 

15th.  Up  by  three  o'clock  this  morning,  and  rode  to 
Cambridge  to  King's  College  chapel,  where  I  found 
the  scholars  in  their  surplices  at  the  service  with  the 
organs,  which  is  a  strange  sight  to  what  it  used  in  my 
time  to  be  here.  Rode  to  Impington,  where  I  found 
my  old  uncle  sitting  all  alone,  like  a  man  out  of  the 


172  PBPYS'S   DIAIIY.  [July, 

world :  he  can  hardly  see ;  but  aU  things  else  he  does 
pretty  lirelily. 

22nd.  I  come  to  Hatfield  before  twelve  o'clock,  and 
walked  all  alone  to  the  Yineyard,  which  is  now  a  very 
beautiful  place  again ;  and  coming  back  I  met  with 
Mr.  Looker,  my  Lord's  gardener  (a  friend  of  Mr. 
Eglin's),  who  showed  me  the  house,  the  chapel  with 
brave  pictures,  and,  above  all,  the  gardens,  such  as  I 
never  saw  in  all  my  life  ;  nor  so  good  flowers,  nor  so 
great  gooseberries,  as  big  as  nutmegs.  To  horse  again, 
and  with  much  ado  got  to  Loudon. 

26th.  Mr.  Hill  of  Cambridge  tells  me,  that  yesterday 
put  a  change  to  the  whole  state  of  England  as  to  the 
Church ;  for  the  King  now  would  be  forced  to  favour 
Presbytery,  or  that  the  City  would  leave  him :  but  I 
heed  not  what  he  says,  though  upon  enquiry  I  do  find 
that  things  in  the  Parliament  are  in  a  great  disorder. 

27th.  To  Westminster  Hall,  where  it  was  expected 
that  the  Parliament  was  to  have  been  adjourned  for 
two  or  three  months,  but  something  hinders  it  for  a 
day  or  two.  In  the  lobby  I  spoke  with  Mr.  George 
Montagu,  and  advised  about  a  ship  to  carry  my  Lord 
Hinchingbroke  and  the  rest  of  the  young  gentlemen 
to  France,  and  they  have  resolved  of  going  in  a  hired 
vessel  from  Rye,  and  not  in  a  man-of-war.  He  told 
me  in  discourse,  that  my  Lord  Chancellor  is  much 
envied,  and  that  many  great  men,  such  as  the  Duke  of 
Buckingham  and  my  Lord  of  Bristol,  do  endeavour  to 


Aug.,1661.J  PEPTS'S   DIABY.  173 

undermine  him,  and  that  he  believes  it  will  not  be 
done ;  for  that  the  King  (though  he  loves  him  not  in 
the  way  of  a  companion,  as  he  do  these  young  gallants 
that  can  answer  him  in  his  pleasures),  yet  cannot  be 
without  him,  for  his  policy  and  service. 

30th.  After  my  singing-master  had  done  with  me 
this  morning,  I  went  to  "Whitehall  and  "Westminster 
Hall,  where  I  found  the  King  expected  to  come  and 
adjourn  the  Parliament.  I  found  the  two  Houses  at  a 
g^eat  difference,  about  the  Lords  challenging  their 
privileges  not  to  have  their  houses  searched,  which 
makes  them  deny  to  pass  the  House  of  Commons'  Bill 
for  searching  for  pamphlets  and  seditious  books. 
Thence  by  water  to  the  Wardrobe  (meeting  the  King 
upon  the  water  going  in  his  barge  to  adjourn  the 
House)  where  I  dined  with  my  Lady. 

August  2ud.  I  made  myself  ready  to  get  a-horseback 
for  Cambridge. 

3rd.  At  Cambridge  Mr.  Pechell,  Sanchy,  and  others 
tell  me  how  high  the  old  doctors  are  in  the  "CTniversity 
over  those  they  found  there,  though  a  great  deal  better 
scholars  than  themselves ;  for  which  I  am  very  sorry, 
and,  above  all.  Dr.  Gunning.  At  night  I  took  horse, 
and  rode  with  Roger  Pepys  and  hig  two  brothers  to 
Impington. 

4th.  To  church,  and  had  a  good  plain  sermon.  At  our 
coming  in  the  country-people  aU  rose  with  so  much 
reverence;   and  when  the  parson  begins,  he  begins, 


174  PEPTS'S   DIARY.  [August, 

"Right  worshipful  and  dearly  beloved"  to  us.  To 
church  again,  and,  after  supper,  to  talk  about  public 
matters,  wherein  Roger  Pepys  told  me  how  basely 
things  had  been  carried  in  Parliament  by  the  young 
men,  that  did  labour  to  oppose  all  things  that  were 
moved  by  serious  men.  That  they  are  the  most 
profane  swearing  fellows  that  ever  he  heard  in  his 
life,  which  makes  him  think  that  they  will  spoil  all, 
and  bring  things  into  a  war  again  if  they  can. 

6tli.  Took  horse  for  London,  and  with  much  ado,  the 
ways  being  very  bad,  got  to  Baldwick.  I  'find  that 
both  here  and  everywhere  else  that  I  come,  the 
Quakers  do  still  continue,  and  rather  grow  than  lessen. 

9th.  I  to  Whitehall,  where,  after  four  o'clock,  comes 
my  Lord  Privy  Seal;  and  so  we  went  up  to  his 
chamber  over  the  gate  at  Whitehall,  where  he  asked 
me  what  deputation  I  had  from  my  Lord.  I  told  him 
none  ;  but  that  I  am  sworn  my  Lord's  deputy  by  both 
of  the  Secretaries,  which  did  satisfy  him.  So  he  caused 
Mr.  Moore  to  read  over  all  the  bills,  and  all  ended 
very  well. 

11th.  To  Gray's-Inn  walks,  and  there  stayed  a  good 
while ;  where  I  met  with  Ned  Pickering,  who  told 
me  what  a  great  match  of  hunting  of  a  stag  the  King 
had  yesterday ;  and  how  the  King  tired  all  their  horses, 
and  come  home  with  not  above  two  or  three  able  to 
keep  pace  with  him. 

14th.  This  morning  Sir  W.  Batten,  and  Sir  "W. 


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Pen  and  I,  waited  upon  the  Dnkt  of  York  in  his 
chamber,  to  give  him  an  account  of  the  condition  of 
the  Navy  for  lack  of  money,  and  how  our  own  very 
bills  are  offered  upon  the  Exchange,  to  be  sold  at  20  in 
the  100  loss.  He  is  much  troubled  at  it,  and  will 
speak  to  the  King  and  Council  of  it  this  morning. 

15th.  To  the  Opera,  which  begins  again  to-day  with 
"The  Witts,"  never  acted  yet  with  scenes;  and  the 
King  and  Duke  and  Duchess  were  there  (who  dined 
to-day  with  Sir  H.  Finch,  reader  at  the  Temple,  in 
great  state) :  and  indeed  it  is  a  most  excellent  play, 
and  admirable  scenes. 

16th.  At  the  office  all  the  morning,  though  little  to 
do;  because  all  our  clerks  are  gone  to  the  burial  of 
Tom  Whitton,  one  of  the  Comptroller's  clerks,  a  very 
ingenious,  and  a  likely  young  man  to  live,  as  any  in 
the  Office.  But  it  is  such  a  sickly  time  both  in  the 
City  and  country  everywhere  (of  a  sort  of  fever),  that 
never  was  heard  of  almost,  unless  it  was  in  a  plague- 
time.  Among  others,  the  famous  Tom  Fuller  is  dead 
of  it;  and  Dr.  Nichols,  Dean  of  Paul's;  and  my 
Lord  General  Monk  is  very  dangerously  ilL 

17th.  At  the  Privy  Seal,  where  we  had  a  seal  this 
morning.  Then  met  with  Ned  Pickering,  and  walked 
with  him  into  St.  James's  Park  (where  I  had  not  been 
a  great  while),  and  there  found  great  and  very  noble 
alterations.  And,  in  our  discourse,  he  was  very  for- 
ward to  complain  and  to  speak  loud  of  the  lewdness 


176  PEPTS'S  DIAET.  f-^ugust, 

and  beggary  of  the  Court,  which  I  am  sorry  to  hear, 
and  which  I  am  afraid  will  bring  all  to  ruin  again.  I 
to  the  Opera,  and  saw  "  The  Witts  "  again,  which  I  like 
exceedingly.  The  Queen  of  Bohemia  was  here,  brought 
by  my  Lord  Craven. 

18th.  To  Whitehall,  and  there  hear  that  my  Lord 
Greneral  Monk  continues  very  ill ;  and  then  to  walk  in 
St.  James's  Park,  and  saw  a  great  variety  of  fowl 
which  I  never  saw  before.  At  night  fell  to  read  in 
"  Hooker's  Ecclesiastical  Polity,"  which  Mr.  Moore  did 
give  me  last  Wednesday  very  handsomely  bound ;  and 
which  I  shall  read  with  great  pains  and  love  for  his 
sake. 

19th.  I  am  sent  for  to  the  Privy  Seal,  and  there  I 
found  a  thing  of  my  Lord  Chancellor's  to  be  sealed  this 
afternoon,  and  so  I  am  forced  to  go  to  Worcester  House, 
where  several  Lords  are  met  in  Council  this  afternoon. 
And  while  I  am  waiting  there,  in  comes  the  King  in  a 
plain  common  riding  suit  and  velvet  cap,  in  which  he 
seemed  a  very  ordinary  man  to  one  that  had  not  known 
him. 

27th.  My  wife  and  I  to  the  theatre,  and  there  saw 
"  The  Jovial  Crew,"  where  the  King,  Duke  and  Duchess 
and  Madame  Palmer,  were ;  and  my  wife,  to  her  great 
content,  had  a  full  sight  of  them  all  the  while. 

Slst.  At  Court  things  are  in  very  ill  condition,  there 
being  so  much  emulation,  poverty,  and  the  vices  of 
drinking,   swearing,  and  loose  amours,  that  I  know 


Sept.,  1661.]  PEPYS'S  DIAKY.  177 

not  what  will  be  the  end  of  it,  but  eonf  asion.  And  the 
clergy  so  high,  that  all  the  people  that  I  meet  with  do 
protest  against  their  practice.  In  short,  I  see  no  content 
or  satisfaction  anywhere  in  any  one  sort  of  people. 
The  Benevolence  proves  so  little,  and  an  occasion  of 
so  much  discontent  everywhere  that  it  had  better  had  it 
never  been  set  up.  I  think  to  subscribe  twenty  pound. 
"We  are  at  our  office  quiet,  only  for  lack  of  money  all 
things  go  to  rack.  Our  very  bills  ofEered  to  be  sold 
upon  the  Exchange  at  ten  per  cent.  loss.  We  are  upon 
getting  Sir  R.  Ford's  house  added  to  our  office.  But 
I  see  so  many  difficulties  will  follow  in  pleasing  of 
one  another  in  the  dividing  of  it,  and  in  becoming 
bound  personally  to  pay  the  rent  of  £200  per  annum, 
that  I  do  believe  it  will  yet  scarce  come  to  pass.  The 
season  very  sickly  everywhere  of  strange  and  fatal 
fevers. 

September  1.  Capt.  Holmes  and  I  by  coach  to  White- 
hall ;  in  our  way,  I  found  him  by  discourse,  to  be  a  great 
friend  of  my  Lord's,  and  he  told  me  there  was  a  many 
did  seek  to  remove  him ;  but  they  were  old  seamen,  such 
as  Sir  J.  Miunes  (but  he  would  name  no  more,  though 
he  do  believe  Sir  W.  Batten  is  one  of  them  that  do  envy 
him),  but  he  says  he  knows  that  the  King  do  so  love 
him,  and  the  Duke  of  York  too,  that  there  is  no  fear  of 
him.  He  seems  to  be  very  well  acquainted  with  the 
King's  mind,  and  with  all  the  several  factions  at  Court, 
and  spoke  all  with  so  much  frankness,  that  I  do  take 


178  PEPYSS   DIARY.  [September, 

him  to  be  my  Lord's  good  friend,  and  one  able  to  do 
him  great  service,  being  a  cunning  fellow,  and  one  (by 
liis  own  confession  to  me)  that  can  put  on  two  several 
faces,  and  look  his  enemies  in  the  face  with  as  much 
love  as  his  friends.  But,  good  God !  what  an  age  is 
this,  and  what  a  world  is  this !  that  a  man  cannot  live 
without  playing  the  knave  and  dissimulation. 

2nd.  I  find  that  there  are  endeavours  to  get  my 
Lord  out  of  play  at  sea,  which  I  believe  Mr.  Coventry 
and  the  Duke  do  think  will  make  them  more  absolute ; 
but  I  hope  for  all  this,  they  will  not  be  able  to  do  it. 

3rd.  Dined  at  home,  and  then  with  my  wife  to  the 
Wardrobe,  where  my  Lady's  child  was  christened  (my 
Lord  Crewe  and  his  Lady,  and  my  Lady  Montagu,  my 
Lord's  mother-in-law,  were  the  witnesses),  and  named 
Kathcrine  (the  Queen  elect's  name) ;  but  to  my  and  all 
our  trouble,  the  Parson  of  the  parish  christened  her, 
and  did  not  sign  the  child  with  the  sign  of  the  cross. 
After  that  was  done,  we  had  a  very  fine  banquet. 

7th.  Having  appointed  the  young  ladies  at  the 
Wardrobe  to  go  with  them  to  the  play  to-day,  my 
wife  and  I  took  them  to  the  theatre,  where  we  seated 
ourselves  close  by  the  King,  and  Duke  of  York, 
and  Madame  Palmer,  which  was  great  content ;  and, 
indeed,  I  can  never  enough  admire  her  beauty.  And 
here  was  "  Bartholomew  Fayre,"  with  the  puppet- 
show,  acted  to-day,  which  had  not  been  these  forty 
years  (it  being  so  satirical  against  Puritanism,  they 


166L]  PEPYS  S  DIABY.  179 

durst  not  till  now,  wMcli  is  strange  they  should  already 
dare  to  do  it,  and  the  King  do  countenance  it),  but  I 
do  never  a  whit  like  it  the  better  for  the  puppets,  but 
rather  the  worse.  Thence  home  with  the  ladies,  it 
being  by  reason  of  our  staying  a  great  whUe  for  the 
King's  coming,  and  the  length  of  the  play,  near  nine 
o'clock  before  it  was  done. 

11th.  To  Dr.  Williams,  who  did  carry  me  into  his 
garden,  where  he  hath  abundance  of  grapes :  and  he 
did  show  me  how  a  dog  that  he  hath  do  kill  all  the  cats 
that  come  hither  to  kill  his  pigeons,  and  do  afterwards 
bury  them ;  and  do  it  with  so  much  care  that  they  shall 
be  quite  covered ;  that  if  the  tip  of  the  taU  hangs  out  he 
will  take  up  the  cat  again,  and  dig  the  hole  deeper. 
Which  is  very  strange ;  and  he  tells  me,  that  he  do 
believe  that  he  hath  killed  above  a  hundred  cats. 

12th.  To  my  Lady's  to  dinner  at  the  Wardrobe  ;  and 
in  my  way  upon  the  Thames,  I  saw  the  King's  new 
pleasure  boat  that  is  come  now  for  the  King  to  take 
pleasure  in  above  bridge  ;  and  also  two  Gundaloes  that 
are  lately  brought,  which  are  very  rich  and  fine. 

24th.  Letters  from  sea,  that  speak  of  my  Lord's 
being  well ;  and  his  action,  though  not  considerable  of 
any  side,  at  Argier. 

25th.  Sir  W.  Pen  told  me  that  I  need  not  fear  any 
reflection  upon  my  Lord  for  their  Ul  success  at  Argier, 
for  more  could  not  be  done.  To  my  Lord  Crewe's,  «nd 
dined  with  him,  where  I  was  used  with  all  imaginalble 


180  PEPYS'S  DIABY.  [September, 

kindness  both  from  him  and  her.  And  I  see  that  he  is 
afraid  my  Lord's  reputation  will  a  little  sufEer  in 
common  talk  by  this  late  success ;  but  there  is  no  help 
for  it  now.  The  Queen  of  England  (as  she  is  now 
owned  and  called)  I  hear  doth  keep  open  Court,  and 
distinct,  at  Lisbon. 

27th.  At  noon,  met  my  wife  at  the  "Wardrobe ;  and 
there  dined,  where  we  found  Cai^t.  Country  (my  little 
Captain  that  I  loved,  who  carried  me  to  the  Sound), 
with  some  grapes  and  melons  from  my  Lord  at  Lisbon : 
the  first  that  ever  I  saw ;  but  the  grapes  are  rare 
things.  In  the  afternoon  comes  Mr.  Edwd.  Montagu 
(by  appointment  this  morning)  to  talk  with  my  Lady 
and  me  about  the  provisions  fit  to  be  bought,  and  sent 
to  my  Lord  along  with  him.  And  told  us,  that  we 
need  not  trouble  ourselves  how  to  buy  them,  for  the 
King  would  pay  for  all,  and  that  he  would  take  care  to 
get  them :  which  put  my  Lady  and  me  into  a  great 
deal  of  ease  of  mind.  Here  we  stayed  and  supped  too, 
and,  after  my  wife  had  put  up  some  of  the  grapes  in  a 
basket  for  to  be  sent  to  the  King,  we  took  coach  and 
home,  where  we  found  a  hamper  of  melons  sent  to  me 
also. 

30th.  This  morning  up  by  moon-shine,  at  5  o'clock 
to  Whitehall,  to  meet  Mr.  Moore  at  the  Privy  Seal, 
and  there  I  heard  of  a  fray  between  the  two  ambassadors 
of  Spain  and  France  ;  and  that,  this  day,  being  the  day 
of  the  entrance  of  an  Ambassador  from  Sweden,  they 


166L]  PKPYS'S  DIABT.  181 

intdnded  to  fight  for  the  precedence.  Our  King,  I 
heard,  ordered  that  no  Englishman  should  meddle  in 
the  business,  but  let  them  do  what  they  would.  And 
to  that  end  all  the  soldiers  in  the  town  were  in  arms  all 
the  day  long,  and  some  of  the  train-bands  in  the  City  ; 
and  a  great  bustle  through  the  city  all  the  day.  Then 
we  took  coach  (which  was  the  business  I  come  for)  to 
Chelsea,  to  my  Lord  Privy  Seal,  and  there  got  him  to 
seal  the  business.  Here  I  saw  by  daylight  two  very 
fine  pictures  in  the  gallery,  that  a  little  while  ago  I  saw 
by  night ;  and  did  also  go  all  over  the  house,  and  found 
it  to  be  the  prettiest  contrived  house  that  I  ever  saw  in 
my  life.  So  back  again ;  and  at  Whitehall  light,  and 
saw  the  soldiers  and  people  running  up  and  down  the 
streets.  So  I  went  to  the  Spanish  Ambassador's  and 
the  French,  and  there  saw  great  preparations  on  both 
sides ;  but  the  French  made  the  most  noise  and  ranted 
most,  but  the  other  made  no  stir  almost  at  aU ;  so  that 
I  was  afraid  the  other  would  have  too  great  a  conquest 
over  them.  Then  to  the  Wardrobe,  and  dined  there, 
and  then  abroad  and  in  Cheapside  hear  that  the  Spanish 
hath  got  the  best  of  it,  and  killed  three  of  the  French 
coach-horses  and  several  men,  and  is  gone  through  the 
City  next  to  our  King's  coach ;  at  which,  it  is  strange 
to  see  how  all  the  City  did  rejoice.  And  indeed  we  do 
naturally  all  love  the  Spanish,  and  hate  the  French. 
But  I,  as  I  am  in  aU  things  curious,  presently  got  to 
the  water-side,  and  there  took  oars  to  Westmiostw 


182  PEPTS'S  DIARY.  [September, 

Palace,  and  run  after  them  tkrough  all  the  dirt  and  the 
streets  full  of  people :  till  at  last,  at  the  Mews,  I  saw 
the  Spanish  coach  go,  with  fifty  drawn  swords  at  least 
to  guard  it,  and  our  soldiers  shouting  for  joy.  And  so 
I  followed  the  coach,  and  then  met  it  at  Tork  House, 
where  the  ambassador  lies ;  and  there  it  went  in  with 
great  state.  So  then  I  went  to  the  French  house,  where 
I  observe  still,  that  there  is  no  men  in  the  world  of  a 
more  insolent  spirit  where  they  do  well,  nor  before  they 
begin  a  matter,  and  more  abject  if  they  do  miscarry, 
than  these  people  are ;  for  they  all  look  like  dead  men, 
and  not  a  word  among  them,  but  shake  their  heads. 
The  truth  is,  the  Spaniards  were  not  only  observed  to 
fight  most  desperately,  but  also  they  did  outwit  them  ; 
first  in  lining  their  own  harness  with  chains  of  iron  that 
they  could  not  be  cut,  then  in  setting  their  coach  in  the 
most  advantageous  place,  and  to  appoint  men  to  g^ard 
every  one  of  their  horses,  and  others  for  to  guard  the 
coach,  and  others  the  coachman.  And,  above  all,  in 
setting  upon  the  French  horses  and  killing  them,  for 
by  that  means  the  French  were  not  able  to  stir.  There 
were  several  men  slaiu  of  the  French,  and  one  or  two 
of  the  Spaniards  and  one  Englishman,  by  a  bullet. 
"Which  is  very  observable,  the  French  were  at  least 
four  to  one  in  number,  and  had  near  100  case  of  pistols 
among  them,  and  the  Spaniards  had  not  one  gun  among 
them  J  which  is  for  their  honour  for  ever,  and  the 
others'  disgrace.    So,  having  been  very  much  daubed 


Oct.,  1661.J  PEPYS'S   DIABY.  183 

with  dirt,  I  got  a  coach,  and  home ;  where  I  vexed  my 
wife  in  telling  of  her  this  story,  and  pleading  for  the 
Spaniards  against  the  French.  So  ends  this  month  ; 
myself  and  family  in  good  condition  of  health,  but  my 
head  full  of  my  Lord's  and  my  own  and  the  office 
business ;  where  we  are  now  very  busy  about  sending 
forces  to  Tangier,  and  the  fleet  of  my  Lord  of  Sandwich, 
who  is  now  at  Lisbon  to  bring  over  the  Queen.  The 
business  of  Argier  hath  of  late  troubled  me,  because 
my  Lord  hath  not  done  what  he  went  for,  though  he 
did  as  much  as  any  man  in  the  world  could  have  done. 
The  want  of  money  puts  all  things,  and  above  all,  the 
Navy,  out  of  order ;  and  yet  I  do  not  see  that  the 
King  takes  care  to  bring  in  any  money,  but  thinks  of 
new  designs  to  lay  out  money. 

October  4  By  coach  to  Whitehall  with  Sir.  W.  Pen. 
So  to  Mr.  Montagu,  where  his  man,  Mons.  Eschar, 
makes  a  great  complaint  against  the  English,  that  they 
did  help  the  Spaniards  against  the  French  the  other 
day ;  and  that  their  Ambassador  do  demand  justice  of 
our  King,  and  that  he  do  resolve  to  bo  gone  for  Franco 
the  next  week ;  which  I,  and  all  that  I  met  with,  are 
glad  of. 

17th.  Captain  Cock,  a  man  of  great  observation  and 
repute,  did  tell  me,  that  he  was  confident  that  the 
Parliament,  when  it  comes  the  next  month  to  sit  again, 
would  bring  trouble  with  it,  and  enquire  how  the  King 
had  disposed  of  offices  and  money,  before  they  will 


184  PEPTS'S  DIARY.  [October, 

raise  more ;  wMch,  I  fear,  will  bring  all  things  to  ruin 
again.  Dined  with  Captain  Lambert  and  Ms  f  atlier-in- 
law,  and  had  much  talk  of  Portugal,  from  whence  he 
is  lately  come,  and  he  tells  me  it  is  a  very  poor  dirty 
place — 1  mean  the  city  and  court  of  Lisbon — that  the 
King  is  a  very  rude  and  simple  fellow,  and,  for  reviling 
of  somebody  a  little  while  ago,  had  been  killed,  had 
he  not  told  them  that  he  was  their  king.  That  there 
are  no  glass  windows,  nor  will  they  have  any ;  which 
makes  sport  among  our  merchants  there  to  talk  of  an 
English  factor  that,  being  newly  come  thither,  wrote 
into  England  that  glass  would  be  a  good  commodity 
to  send  thither,  &c.  That  the  King  has  his  meat  sent 
up  by  a  dozen  of  lazy  guards,  and  in  pipkins  sometimes, 
to  his  own  table,  and  sometimes  nothing  but  fruits, 
and  now  and  then  half  a  hen;  and  that  now  the  Infanta 
is  become  our  Queen,  she  is  come  to  have  a  whole  hen 
or  goose  to  her  table. 

18th.  To  Whitehall,  to  Mr.  Montagu's,  where  I  met 
with  Mr.  Pierce  the  purser,  to  advise  about  the  things 
to  be  sent  to  my  Lord  for  the  Queen's  provision ;  now 
there  is  all  haste  made,  for  the  fleet's  going. 

20th.  To  Sir  W.  Batten,  who  is  to  go  to  Ports- 
mouth to-morrow  to  wait  upon  the  Duke  of  York,  who 
goes  to  take  possession  and  to  set  in  order  the  garrison 
there. 

26th.  This  morning  Sir  W.  Pen  and  I  should  have 
gone  out  of  town  with  my  Lady  Batten,  to  have  met 


166L]  PEPYS'8  DIABY.  185 

Sir  William  coining  back  from  Portsmouth,  at 
Kingston,  but  could  not,  by  reason  tbat  my  Lord  of 
Peterborough  (who  is  to  go  Governor  of  Tangier)  come 
this  morning,  with  Sir  G.  Carteret,  to  advise  with  us 
about  completing  of  the  affairs  and  preparations  for 
that  place.  News  was  brought  that  Sir  R.  Slingsby, 
our  Comptroller  (who  hath  this  day  been  sick  a  week), 
is  dead,  which  put  me  into  so  great  a  trouble  of  mind 
that  all  the  night  I  could  not  sleep,  he  being  a  man 
that  loved  me,  and  had  many  qualities  that  made  me 
to  love  him  above  all  the  officers  and  commissioners 
in  the  Navy. 

27th  (Lord's  day).  At  church  in  the  morning, 
where  in  pew  both  Sir  Williams  and  I  had  much  talk 
about  the  death  of  Sir  Robert,  which  troubles  me 
much,  and  them  in  appearance,  though  I  do  not  believe 
it,  because  I  know  that  he  was  a  check  to  their  en- 
grossing the  whole  trade  of  the  Navy  Office. 

29th.  This  day  I  put  on  my  half  cloth  black 
stockings  and  my  new  coat  of  the  fashion,  which 
pleases  me  well,  and  with  my  beaver  I  was  (after 
office  was  done)  ready  to  go  to  my  Lord  Mayor's 
feast,  as  we  are  all  invited;  but  the  Sir  WUliams 
were  both  loth  to  go,  because  of  the  crowd,  and  so 
none  of  us  went.  This  Lord  Mayor,  it  seems,  brings 
up  again  the  custom  of  Lord  Mayors  going  the  day  of 
their  instalment  to  Paul's,  and  walking  round  al)oat 
the  Gross,  and  offering  something  at  the  aJtar. 


186  PEPTS'S  DIABY.  [November, 

30tli.  Sir  Henry  Yane,  Lambert  and  others,  are 
lately  sent  suddenly  away  from  the  Tower,  prisoners 
to  Scilly ;  but.  I  do  not  think  there  is  any  plot  as  is 
said,  but  only  a  pretence,  as  there  was  once  pretended 
often  against  the  Cavaliers. 

November  1.  Sir  Wm.  sent  for  his  son  Mr.  Wm.  Pen 
lately  come  from  Oxford. 

2nd.  At  the  office  all  the  morning,  where  Sir  John 
Minnes,  our  new  comptroller,  was  fetched  by  Sir.  Wm. 
Pen  and  myself  from  Sir  Wm.  Batten's,  and  led  to  his 
place  in  the  office :  the  first  time  that  he  had  come 
thither,  and  he  seems  in  a  good  fair  condition,  and  one 
that  I  am  glad  hath  the  office. 

4th.  With  my  wife  to  the  Opera,  where  we  saw 
"  The  Bondman,"  which  of  old  we  both  did  so  doat 
on,  and  do  still ;  though  to  both  our  thinking  not  so 
well  acted  here  (having  too  great  expectations),  as 
formerly  at  Salisbury  Court.  But  for  Betterton,  he  is 
called  by  us  both  the  best  actor  in  the  world. 

8th.  This  morning  up  early,  and  to  my  Lord 
Chancellor's  with  a  letter  to  him  from  my  Lord,  and 
did  speak  with  him ;  and  he  did  ask  me  whether  I  was 
son  to  Mr.  Talbot  Pepys  or  no  (with  whom  he  was  once 
acquainted  in  the  Court  of  Requests),  and  spoke  to  mo 
with  great  respect. 

10th.  At  St.  Gregory's  where  I  hear  our  Queen 
Katherine,  the  first  time  by  name,  publicly  prayed  for. 

12th.  This  day  Holmes  come  to  town,  and  we  do 


168LJ  PEPYS'S  DIABY.  187 

expect  hourly  to  hear  what  usage  he  hath  from  the 
Duke  and  the  King  about  his  late  business  of  letting 
the  Swedish  ambassador  go  by  him  without  striking 
his  flag. 

13th.  By  appointment,  we  all  went  this  morning  to 
wait  upon  the  Duke  of  York,  which  we  did  in  his 
chamber,  as  he  was  dressing  himself  in  his  riding 
suit  to  go  this  day  by  sea  to  the  Downs.  He  is  in 
mourning  for  his  wife's  grandmother,  which  is  thought 
a  great  piece  of  fondness.  After  we  had  given  him 
our  letter  relating  the  bad  condition  of  the  Navy  for 
want  of  money,  he  referred  it  to  his  coming  back  and 
so  parted.  Thence  on  foot  to  my  Lord  Crewe's ;  here 
I  was  well  received  by  my  Lord  and  Sir  Thomas,  with 
whom  I  had  great  talk,  and  he  tells  me  in  good  earnest 
that  he  do  believe  the  Parliament  (which  comes  to  sit 
again  the  next  week),  will  be  troublesome  to  the  Court 
and  clergy,  which  God  forbid !  But  they  see  things 
carried  so  by  my  Lord  Chancellor  and  some  others, 
that  get  money  themselves,  that  they  will  not  endure 
it. 

17th.  To  church ;  and  heard  a  simple  fellow  upon 
the  praise  of  Church  music,  and  exclaiming  against 
men's  wearing  their  hats  on  in  the  church. 

20th.  To  Westminster  Hall  by  water  in  the  morning, 
whore  I  saw  the  King  going  in  his  barge  to  the 
Parliament  House ;  this  being  the  first  day  of  their 
meeting  again.    And  the  Bishops,  1  hear,   do  take 


188  PEPYS'8  DIABT.  [N«reniber, 

their  places  in  the  Lords'  House  this  day.  I  walked 
long  in  the  Hall,  but  hear  nothing  of  news,  but  what 
Ned  Pickering  tells  me,  which  I  am  troubled  at,  that 
Sir  J.  Minnes  should  send  word  to  the  King,  that  if 
he  did  not  remove  all  my  Lord  Sandwich's  captains 
out  of  this  fleet,  he  believed  the  King  would  not  be 
master  of  the  fleet  at  its  coming  again :  and  so  do 
endeavour  to  bring  disgrace  upon  my  Lord.  But  I 
hope  all  that  will  not  do,  for  the  King  loves  him. 

21st.  At  the  office  all  the  afternoon ;  it  being  the 
first  afternoon  that  we  have  sat,  which  we  are  now  to 
do  always,  so  long  as  the  Parliament  sits,  who  this 
day  have  voted  the  King  £120,000  to  be  raised  to  pay 
his  debts. 

28th.  Letters  from  my  Lord  Sandwich,  from 
Tangier;  where  he  continues  still,  and  hath  done 
some  execution  upon  the  Turks,  and  retaken  an 
Englishman  from  them,  one  Mr.  Parker,  a  merchant 
in  Mark  Lane. 

29th.  I  lay  long  in  bed,  till  Sir  Williams  both  sent 
me  word  that  we  were  to  wait  upon  the  Duke  of 
York  to-day ;  and  that  they  woidd  have  me  to  meet 
them  at  Westminster  Hall  at  noon :  so  I  rose  and 
went  thither ;  and  there  I  understand  that  they  are 
gone  to  Mr.  Coventry's  lodgings,  in  the  Old  Palace 
Yard,  to  dinner  (the  first  time  that  I  knew  he  had  any) ; 
and  there  I  met  them,  and  Sir  G.  Carteret,  and  had  a 
very   fine  dinner  and  good  welcome,  and  discoorse: 


Dec.,  1661.]  PEPYS'S   DIABY.  189 

and  so,  by  water  after  dinner  to  "WTiitehall  to  the 
Duke,  wlio  met  us  in  his  closet,  and  there  did  dis-        \ 
course  upon  the  business  of  Holmes,  and  did  desire  of      \ 
us  to  know  what  hatli  been  the  common  practice  about     ,'  \ 
making  of  foreign  ships  to  strike  sail  to  us,  which  they 
did  all  do  as  much  as  they  could;   but  I  could  say 
nothing  to  it,  which  I  was  sorry  for.     After  we  were 
gone  from  the  Duke,  I  told  Mr.  Coventry  that  I  had 
heard  Mr.  Selden  often  say,  that  he  could  prove  that 
in  Henry  the  Seventh's  time,  he  did  give  commission 
to  his  captains  to  make  the  King  of  Denmark's  ships      i 
to  strike  to  him  in  the  Baltic. 

30th.  This  is  the  last  day  for  the  old  State's  coin  to 
pass  in  common  payments,  but  they  say  it  is  to  pass  in 
public  payments  to  the  King  three  months  still. 

December  1.  Tliere  hath  lately  been  great  clapping 
up  of  some  old  statesmen,  such  as  Ireton,  Moyer,  and 
others,  and  they  say,  upon  a  great  plot,  but  I  believe 
no  such  thing ;  but  it  is  but  justice  that  they  should 
be  served  as  they  served  the  poor  Cavaliers ;  and  I 
believe  it  will  oftentimes  be  so  as  long  as  they  live,  ^ 
whether  there  be  cause  or  no. 

6th.  To  Whitehall,  where,  at  Sir  G.  Carteret's,  Sir 
WUliams  both  and  I  dined  very  pleasantly ;  and  after 
dinner,  by  appointment,  came  the  Grovemors  of  the 
East  India  Company,  to  sign  and  seal  the  contract 
between  us  (in  the  King's  name)  and  them.  And, 
that  done,  we  all  went  to  the  King's  closet,  and  there 


190  PEPYS'S   DIARY.  [December, 

spoke  with  the  King  and  the  Duke  of  York,  who 
promise  to  be  very  careful  of  the  India  trade  to  the 
utmost. 

7th.  To  the  Privy  Seal,  and  sealed  there;  and, 
among  other  things  that  passed,  there  was  a  patent 
for  Roger  Pabner  (Madam  Palmer's  husband)  to  be 
Earl  of  Castlemaine  and  Baron  of  Limbricke  in  Ire- 
land ;  but  the  honour  is  tied  up  to  the  males  got  of  the 
body  of  this  wife,  the  Lady  Barbary:  the  reason 
whereof  everybody  knows.  That  done,  by  water  to 
the  office,  where  I  found  Sir  W.  Pen,  and  with  him 
Capt.  Holmes,  who  had  wrote  his  case,  and  gives  me 
a  copy,  as  he  hath  many  among  his  friends,  and  pre- 
sented the  same  to  the  King  and  Council.  Which  I 
have  made  use  of  in  my  attempt  of  writing  something 
concerning  the  business  of  striking  sail,  which  I  am 
now  about.  But  he  do  cry  out  against  Sir  John 
Minnes,  as  the  veriest  knave  and  rogue  and  coward  in 
the  world. 

9th.  At  noon  to  dinner  at  the  Wardrobe ;  where  my 
Lady  Wright  was,  who  did  talk  much  upon  the  worth 
and  the  desert  of  gallantry ;  and  that  there  was  none 
fit  to  be  courtiers,  but  such  as  have  been  abroad  and 
know  fashions.  Which  I  endeavoured  to  oppose,  and 
was  troubled  to  hear  her  talk  so,  though  she  be  a  very 
wise  and  discreet  lady  in  other  things. 

15th.  I  am  now  full  of  study  about  writing  some- 
thing  about  our  making  of  strangers  strike  to  us  at 


1661.1  PEPYS'S   DIARY.  191 

sea ;  and  so  am  altogether  reading  Selden  and  Grotius, 
and  such  other  authors  to  that  purpose. 

16th.  After  dinner  to  the  opera,  where  there  was  a 
new  play  (Cutter  of  Coleman  Street),  made  in  the  year 
1658,  with  reflections  much  upon  the  late  times ;  and 
it  being  the  first  time,  the  pay  was  doubled,  and  so  to 
save  money,  my  wife  and  I  went  into  the  gallery,  and 
there  sat  and  saw  very  well ;  and  a  very  good  play  it 
is.    It  seems  of  Cowley's  making. 

21st.  To  Whitehall  to  the  Privy  Seal,  as  my  Lord 
Privy  Seal  did  tell  me  he  could  seal  no  more  this 
month,  for  he  goes  thirty  miles  out  of  town  to  keep  his 
Christmas.  At  which  I  was  glad,  but  only  afraid  lest 
anything  of  the  King's  should  force  us  to  go  after  him 
to  get  a  seal  in  the  country.  I  spoke  to  Mr.  Palcon- 
berge  to  look  whether  he  could,  out  of  Domesday 
Book,  give  me  anything  concerning  the  sea,  and  the 
dominion  thereof ;  which  he  says  he  will  look  after. 

27th.  In  the  morning  to  my  bookseller's  to  bespeak  a 
Stephens'  Thesaurus,  for  which  I  offer  £4,  to  give  to 
Paul's  School,  and  from  thence  to  Paul's  Church  ;  and 
there  I  did  hear  Dr.  Gunning  preach  a  good  sermon 
upon  the  day  (being  St.  John's  day),  and  did  hear  him 
tell  a  story,  which  he  did  persuade  us  to  believe  to  be 
true,  that  St.  John  and  the  Virgin  Mary  did  appear  to 
Gregory,  a  Bishop,  at  his  prayer  to  be  confirmed  in 
the  faith,  which  I  did  wonder  to  hear  from  him. 

28th.  At  home  all  the  morning ;  and  in  the  afternoon 


192  PEPTS'S   DIAET.  [December,  1661. 

all  of  US  at  the  office,  upon  a  letter  from  the  Duke  for 
the  making  up  of  a  speedy  estimate  of  all  the  debts  of 
the  Navy,  which  is  put  into  good  forwardness. 

Slsfc.  To  the  office;  and  there  late  finishing  our 
estimate  of  the  debts  of  the  Navy  to  this  day ;  and  it 
come  to  near  £374,000.  I  suppose  myself  to  be  worth 
about  £500  clear  in  the  world,  and  my  goods  of  my  house 
my  own,  and  what  is  coming  to  me  from  Brampton, 
when  my  father  dies,  which  God  defer.  But,  by  my 
uncle's  death,  the  whole  care  and  trouble,  and  settling 
of  all  lies  upon  me,  which  is  very  great,  because  of 
law-suits,  especially  that  with  T.  Frice,  about  the 
interest  of  £200.  I  am  upon  writing  a  little  treatise  to 
present  to  the  Duke,  about  our  privilege  in  the  seaa,  as 
to  other  nations  striking  their  flags  to  us. 


THE  DIAEY  OF  SAMUEL  PEPYS. 

1662—1663. 


ENTEODUCTION. 


The  reign  of  Charles  the  Second  from  the  beginning 
of  the  year  1662  to  the  end  of  September  1663  is 
brought  back  to  us  in  the  part  of  Pepys's  Diary  which 
this  volume  contains.  There  is  just  a  note  of  the 
birth  ("  at  which  I  find  nobody  pleased ")  of  a  girl, 
who  after  the  Revolution  reigned  as  Queen  Mary,  the 
wife  of  William  III.  There  is  all  the  stir  that  be- 
longed to  the  coming  to  England  of  Charles  the 
Second's  Queen,  Catherine  of  Portugal,  with  over- 
estimate of  the  value  of  Tangier  as  part  of  her  dowry, 
and  ignorance  of  the  future  value  of  Bombay.  There 
is  evidence  enough  of  the  nature  of  the  heartless  and 
low-minded  sensualist  to  whom  Catherine  came.  There 
are  not  wanting  direct  and  indirect  regrets  from  Pepys 
at  the  King's  turning  from  grave  counsellors  to  yield  to 
the  influence  of  dissolute  comrades.  There  is  the  begin- 
ning of  the  treacherous  practice  that  secured  the  fall  of 
Clarendon.  There  is  the  execution  of  Sir  Henry  Vane, 
at  which  Pepys  was  present,  and  in  which  the  feeling  of 
Pepys  was  clearly  on  the  side  of  the  brave  spirit  that 
then  spoke  its  last  on  earth,  while  drums  and  trumpets 
were  sounded  to  drown  its  voice.  Also  there  is  that 
Sunday  in  the  London  churches  when  two  thousand 
ministers,  driven  out  of  tlie  Church  of  England  by  the 
Act  of  Uniformity,  were  througliout  England  speaking 
for  the  last  time  to  their  congregations,  and  the  rent 
was  made  in  the  Church  that  many  a  good  Christian 


6  INTEODTJCTION. 

would  now  give  his  life  to  repair,  by  re-establishing 
the  unity  of  spirit  among  all  who  look  to  one  book 
for  their  rule  of  faith,  and  leaving  freedom  for  inevit- 
able differences  of  opinion  to  each  group  of  allied  wor- 
shippers. 

While  Samuel  Pepys  followed  the  times,  he  followed 
them  with  more  than  common  honesty ;  and  if  he  had 
failings  of  his  own,  he  had  more  good  sense  than  he  is 
usually  credited  with,  and  a  wholesome  sense  of  right. 
It  may  be  that  this  volume  and  its  predecessor  make 
him  seem  the  graver  for  omission  of  various  little 
passages  about  himself,  while  leaving  whatever  illus- 
trates a  larger  history  than  that  of  his  own  household. 
These  omissions  were  not  de'signed,  but  are  due  to  an 
error  not  discovered  till  too  late  for  remedy.  In  future, 
whenever  Mr.  Pepys  looks  in  on  the  readers  of  this 
Library,  which  he  will  do  two  or  three  times  in  a  year 
till  his  whole  budget  of  talk  is  exhausted,  he  will  have 
fullest  liberty  to  talk  about  himself. 

Here  let  it  be  said,  in  answer  to  many  questions  and 
many  offers  of  abridgments,  that  the  volumes  of  this 
National  Library  are  meant  to  contain  complete  works, 
as  their  authors  wrote  them.  Their  uniformity  of  size 
is  obtained  by  adjustment  of  types,  not  by  excision  of 
matter.  From  a  collection  of  separate  narratives,  like 
"Hakluyt's  Yoyages,"  or  detached  fragments  of 
opinion  and  anecdote  like  Luther's  "  Table  Talk," 
selections  can  of  course  be  made,  but  they  are  made 
only  with  the  condition  that  each  narrative  is  truly 
gfiven,  and  that  even  detached  passages  be  complete  in 
themselves,  and  have  no  sentences  omitted.  Where 
change  of  convention  would  cause,  in  the  modem 
reader,  serious  objection  to  a  word  or  phrase,  it  is 


TNTEODXTCTION.  7 

altered ;  but  that  is  not  often  necessary.  In  the  case  of 
Samuel  Pepys,  Lord  Braybrooke  omitted  from  his 
edition  much  personal  self-revelation.  Some  of  this 
has  been  added  by  a  later  editor,  Mr.  Mynors  Bright, 
and  opinions  may  differ  as  to  the  kind  and  amount  of 
information  about  the  private  affairs  of  Mr.  Pepys 
himself  that  should  go  with  his  notes  upon  the  world 
about  him.  I  think  the  more  the  better.  Why  not 
record,  as  should  be  here  recorded,  on  Sunday  the  first 
of  March,  1663,  "  AU  to  bed  without  prayers,  it  being 
washing  day  to-morrow ; "  and  that  on  the  8th  of 
September,  when  he  dined  at  home  with  his  wife,  "  it 
being  washing  day,  we  had  a  good  pie  baked  of  a  leg 
of  mutton ;  and  then  to  Moxon's,  and  there  bought  a 
pair  of  globes,  cost  me  £3  10s,  with  which  I  am  well 
pleased."  The  globes  were  to  assist  the  studies  by  which 
Pepys  was  always  bettering  his  qualification  for  the 
service  of  the  public,  as  Clerk  of  the  Acts  in  the  Navy 
Office.  He  had  received  a  liberal  school  and  University 
education,  which  had  made  him  a  reasonably  good 
Latin  scholar.  But  when  he  saw  how  the  country  was 
cheated  in  the  Government  service,  one  of  his  desires 
was  to  learn  to  measure  timber  himself,  and  in  his 
Diary  for  the  18th  of  August,  1662,  he  tells  us  (page  56) 
how  for  tliis  reason  he  practised  measuring  tlie  tables 
whUe  he  was  waiting  for  dinner  at  Ilf ord.  He  had  en- 
gaged Mr.  Cooper,  mate  of  the  Royal  Charles,  to  teach 
him  mathematics.  "  After  an  hour's  being  with  him  at 
arithmetic,  my  first  attempt  being  to  learn  the  multi- 
plication table ;  then  we  parted  till  to-morrow." 

Again,  when  we  observe  the  domestic  frugality  that 
went  with  the  characteristic  little  extravagances  in 
dress  for  himself  and  his  wife  ;  the  counting  up  of  his 


8  INTBODTJCTIOK. 

goods  from  time  to  time  with  accnrate  detail,  as  lie 
rose  in  the  world  by  honest  devotion  to  the  duty  of  his 
office,  with  profligate  and  careless  men  around  him,  and 
the  slow  accumulation  of  his  gains — in  June,  1663  he 
reckoned  himself  worth  £700,  against  £530  in  May, 
1662 — we  are  very  far  from  laughing  at  Samuel  Pepys, 
At  a  time  when  he  is  finding  £50,000  unaccounted  for 
in  Navy  money,  which  can  only  have  gone  into  the 
pockets  of  chiefs  in  his  office,  after  noting  that  he  has 
made  a  contract  o£  £3,000  for  masts,  he  adds,  "  But, 
good  God,  to  see  what  a  man  might  do  were  I  a 
knave ! " 

Of  course  it  is  easy  to  laugh  at  the  little  weaknesses 
for  pretty  clothes  and  pretty  women,  and  the  little 
weaknesses  of  judgment,  one  of  which  finds  pleasant 
confession,  when  he  tells  (page  100)  how  he  sold 
"  Hudibras  "  for  eighteen-pence,  after  paying  two  and 
sixpence  for  it,  because  he  was  ashamed  of  the  book 
and  thought  it  silly,  but  bought  it  again  (page  111) 
when  the  general  applause  made  him  distrust  his  first 
opinion.  I  note  even  with  some  satisfaction  the  trivial 
detail  of  the  inward  struggles  that  caused  Mr.  Pepys 
to  leave  off  the  dirty  artificial  dressing  of  his  natural 
hair  and  wear  a  border  or  a  periwig :  "  I  have  no 
stomach  for  it,  but  that  the  pains  of  keeping  my  hair 
clean  is  so  great."  In  a  rash  mood,  altliough  after  re- 
flection, he  cut  ofE  the  beard  which  it  had  cost  him 
some  years  to  grow ;  but  he  found  pleasure  in  shaving 
and  polishing  his  face  and  head  with  a  pumice 
stone,  a  device  he  learnt  of  Mr.  March  when  he  was  at 
Portsmouth.  "  I  find  it,"  he  says,  "  very  easy,  speedy, 
and  cleanly,  and  shall  continue  the  practice  of  it." 

H.  M. 


Pepts's  Diary. 


January  2, 1661-62.  I  went  forth,  by  appointment, 
to  meet  with  Mr.  Grant,  who  promised  to  bring  me 
acquainted  with  Cooper,  the  great  limner  in  little. 
Sir  Richd.  Fanshaw  is  come  suddenly  from  Portugal, 
and  nobody  knows  what  his  business  is  about. 

To  Faithome's,  and  there  bought  some  pictures  of 
him ;  and  while  1  was  there,  comes  by  the  King's  life- 
guard, he  being  gone  to  Lincoln's  Inn  this  afternoon 
to  see  the  revels  there ;  there  being,  according  to  an  old 
custom,  a  prince  and  aU  his  nobles,  and  other  matters 
of  sport  and  charge. 

11th.  To  the  Exchange,  and  there  all  the  news  is  of 
the  French  and  Dutch  joining  against  us ;  but  I  do 
not  think  it  yet  true.  In  the  afternoon,  to  Sir  W. 
Batten's,  where  in  discourse  I  heard  the  custom  of  the 
election  of  the  Duke  of  Genoa,  who  for  two  years  is 
every  day  attended  in  the  greatest  state,  and  four  or 
five  hundred  men  always  waiting  upon  him  as  a  king ; 
and  when  the  two  years  are  out,  and  another  is  chosen, 
a  messenger  is  sent  to  him,  who  stands  at  the  bottom 
of  the  stairs,  and  he  at  the  top,  and  says,  "V*-  Ulustris- 
sima    SerenitA  sta  hnita,  et  puede  andar  en  casa." 


10  PBPTS'S  DIABT.  [January 

'*  Tour  serenity  is  now  ended ;  and  now  you  may  be 
going  home ;  "  and  so  claps  on  his  hat.  And  the  old 
Duke  (having  by  custom  sent  his  goods  home  before) 
walks  away,  it  may  be  but  with  one  man  at  his  heels  ; 
and  the  new  one  brought  immediately  in  his  room,  in 
the  greatest  state  in  the  world.  Another  account 
was  told  us,  how  in  the  Dukedom  of  Ragusa,  in  the 
Adi'iatic,  a  State  that  is  little,  but  more  ancient,  they 
Bay,  than  Yenice,  and  is  called  the  mother  of  Yenice, 
and  the  Turks  lie  round  about  it,  that  they  change  all 
the  officers  of  their  guard,  for  fear  of  conspiracy,  every 
twenty-four  hours,  so  that  nobody  knows  who  shall  be 
captain  of  the  guard  to-night ;  but  two  men  come  to  a 
man,  and  lay  hold  of  him  as  a  prisoner,  and  carry  him 
to  the  place ;  and  there  he  hath  the  keys  of  the  garri- 
son given  him,  and  he  presently  issues  his  orders  for 
that  night's  watch ;  and  so  always  from  night  to  night. 
Sir  Wm.  Rider  told  the  first  of  his  own  knowledge ; 
and  both  he  and  Sir  W.  Batten  confirm  the  last. 

13th.  Before  twelve  o'clock  comes,  by  appointment, 
Mr.  Peter  and  the  Dean,  and  Colonel  HoniAvood, 
brothers,  to  dine  with  me ;  but  so  soon  that  I  was 
troubled  at  it.  Mr.  Peter  did  show  us  the  experiment 
(which  I  had  heard  talk  of)  of  the  chemical  glasses, 
which  break  all  to  dust  by  breaking  off  a  little  small 
end ;  which  is  a  great  mystery  to  me. 

15th.  Mr.  Berkenshaw  asked  me  whether  we  had 
not  committed  a  fault  in  eating  to-day ;  telling  me 
that  it  is  a  fast  day  ordered  by  the  Parliament,  to  pray 


1662.1  PEPYS'S  DIAHY.  11 

for  more  seasonable  weather ;  it  having  hitherto  been 
summer  weather,  that  it  is,  both  as  to  warmth  and 
every  other  thing,  just  as  if  it  were  the  middle  of  May 
or  June,  which  do  threaten  a  plague  (as  all  men  think) 
to  follow,  for  80  it  was  almost  the  last  winter;  and 
the  whole  year  after  hath  been  a  very  sickly  time  to 
this  day. 

16th.  Towards  Cheapside;  and  in  Paul's  Church- 
yard saw  the  'funeral  of  my  Lord  Comwallis,  late 
Steward  of  the  King's  House,  go  by.  Stoakes  told  us, 
that  notwithstanding  the  country  of  Gambo  is  so  un- 
healthy, yet  the  people  of  the  place  live  very  long,  so 
as  the  present  King  there  is  150  years  old,  which  they 
count  by  rains  :  because  every  year  it  rains  continually 
four  months  together.  He  also  told  us  that  the  Kings 
there  have  above  100  wives  apiece. 

18th.  Comes  Mr.  Moore  to  give  me  an  account  how 
Mr.  Montagu  was  gone  away  of  a  sudden  with  the 
fleet,  in  such  haste  that  hs  hath  left  behind  some 
servants,  and  many  things  of  consequence ;  and  among 
others,  my  Lord's  commission  for  Ambassador.  Where- 
upon he  and  I  took  coach,  and  to  Whitehall  to  my 
Lord's  lodgings,  to  have  spoken  with  Mr.  Ralph  Mon- 
tagu, his  brother  (and  here  we  stayed  talking  with 
Sarah  and  the  old  man) ;  but  by-and-by  hearing  that 
he  was  in  Covent  Garden,  we  went  thither :  and  at  my 
Lady  Harvy's  his  sister,  I  spoke  with  him,  and  he  tells 
me  that  the  Commission  is  not  left  behind. 

22nd.  After  music  practice,  to  Whitehall,  and  thence 


12  PEPYS'S   DIAEY.  [January, 

to  Westminster,  in  my  way  calling  at  Mr.  George 
Montagu's,  to  condole  on  the  loss  of  his  son,  who  was 
a  fine  gentleman.  After  this  discourse  he  told  me, 
among  other  news,  the  great  jealousies  that  are  now  in 
the  Parliament  House.  The  Lord  Chancellor,  it  seems, 
taking  occasion  from  this  late  plot  to  raise  fears  in  the 
people,  did  project  the  raising  of  an  army  forthwith, 
besides  the  constant  militia,  thinking  to  make  the 
Duke  of  York  General  thereof.  But  the  House  did 
in  very  open  terms  say  they  were  grown  too  wise  to  be 
fooled  again  into  another  army;  and  said  they  had 
found  how  that  man  that  hath  the  command  of  an 
army  is  not  beholden  to  anybody  to  make  him  King. 
There  are  factions,  private  ones  at  Court,  about  Madam 
Palmer ;  but  what  it  is  about  I  know  not.  But  it  is 
something  about  the  King's  favour  to  her  now  that  the 
Queen  is  coming.  He  told  me,  too,  what  sport  the 
King  and  Court  do  make  at  Mr.  Edwd.  Montagu's 
leaving  his  things  behind  him.  But  the  Chancellor 
(taking  it  a  little  more  seriously)  did  openly  say  to  my 
Lord  Chamberlain,  that  had  it  been  such  a  gallant  as 
my  Lord  Mandeville  his  son,  it  might  have  been  taken 
as  a  frolic :  but  for  him  that  would  be  thought  a  grave 
coxcomb,  it  was  very  strange.  Thence  to  the  Hall, 
where  I  heard  the  House  had  ordered  aU  the  King's 
murderers  that  remain  to  be  executed,  but  Fleetwood 
and  Downes. 

26th.    At    home  and    the    office  all  the  morning. 
Walking  in  the  garden  to  give  the  gardener  directions 


1662.]  PEPYS'S   DIABY.  13 

what  to  do  this  year  (for  I  intend  to  have  the  garden 
handsome),  Sir  W.  Pen  came  to  me,  and  did  break  a 
business  to  me  about  removing  his  son  from  Oxford  to 
Cambridge  to  some  private  college.  I  proposed  Mag- 
dalene, but  cannot  name  a  tutor  at  present ;  but  I  shall 
think  and  -write  about  it.  Thence  with  him  to  the 
Trinity  House  to  dinner ;  where  Sir  Richd.  Brown,  one 
of  the  clerks  of  the  Council,  and  who  is  much  con- 
cerned against  Sir  N.  Crisp's  project  of  making  a 
great  sasse  in  the  King's  lauds  about  Deptford,  to  be  a 
wet-dock  to  hold  200  sail  of  ships.  But  the  ground, 
it  seems,  was  long  since  given  by  the  King  to  Sir 
Richard.  After  the  Trinity  House  men  had  done  their 
business,  the  master,  Sir  Wm.  Rider,  came  to  bid  us 
welcome ;  and  so  to  dinner.  Comes  Mr.  Moore  with 
letters  from  my  Lord  Sandwich,  speaking  of  his  lying 
still  at  Tangier,  looking  for  the  fleet ;  which,  we  hope, 
is  now  in  a  good  way  thither. 

27th.  This  morning,  both  Sir  Williams  and  I  by 
barge  to  Deptford  Tard  to  give  orders  in  business 
there ;  and  called  on  several  ships,  also  to  give  orders. 
G-oing  to  take  water  upon  Tower  Hill,  we  met  with 
three  sledges  standing  there  to  carry  my  Lord  Monson 
and  Sir  H.  Mildmay  and  another,  to  the  gallows  and 
back  again,  with  ropes  about  their  necks ;  which  is  to 
be  repeated  every  year,  this  being  the  day  of  their 
sentencing  the  King. 

February  1.  This  morning  with  Commissioner  Pett  to 
the  office;  and  he  stayed  there  writing,  while  I  and 


14  PEPYS'S  DIABY.  [I'ebruary, 

Sir  W.  Pen  walked  in  the  garden  talking  about  his 
business  of  putting  his  son  to  Cambridge ;  and  to  that 
end  I  intend  to  write  to-night  to  Dr.  Fairebrother,  to 
give  me  an  account  of  Mr.  Burton  of  Magdalene. 
Thence  with  Mr.  Pett  to  the  painter's;  and  he  likes 
our  pictures  very  well,  and  so  do  I.  Thence  he  and  I 
to  the  Countess  of  Sandwich,  to  lead  him  to  her  to  kiss 
her  hands  :  and  dined  with  her,  and  told  her  the  news 
(which  Sir  W.  Pen  told  me  to  do)  that  express  is  come 
from  my  Lord  with  letters,  that  by  a  great  storm  and 
tempest  the  mole  of  Argier  is  broken  down,  and  many 
of  their  ships  sunk  into  the  mole.  So  that  God 
Almighty  hath  now  ended  that  unlucky  business  for 
us ;  which  is  very  good  news. 

4th.  To  Westminster  HaU,  where  it  was  full  term. 
Here  all  the  morning,  and  at  noon  to  my  Lord  Crewe's, 
where  one  Mr.  Templer  (an  ingenious  man  and  a  per- 
son of  honour  he  seems  to  be)  dined ;  and,  discoursing 
of  the  nature  of  serpents,  he  told  us  some  in  the  waste 
places  of  Lancashire  do  grow  to  a  great  bigness,  and 
do  feed  upon  larks,  which  they  take  thus  : — They  ob- 
serve when  the  lark  is  soared  to  the  highest,  and  do 
crawl  till  they  come  to  be  just  underneath  them ;  and 
there  they  place  themselves  with  their  mouth  upper- 
most, and  there,  as  is  conceived,  they  do  eject  poison 
upon  the  bird ;  for  the  bird  do  suddenly  come  down 
again  in  its  course  of  a  circle,  and  falls  directly  into 
the  mouth  of  the  serpent,  which  is  very  strange.  He 
is  a  great  traveller ;  and,  speaking  of  the  tarantula,  he 


1682.J  PEPYS'S   DIARY.  15 

says  tliat  all  the  harvest  long  (about  which  times  they 
are  most  busy)  there  are  fiddlers  go  tip  and  down  the 
fields  everywhere,  in  expectation  of  being  hired  by 
those  that  are  stung.  This  afternoon,  going  into  the 
office,  one  met  me  and  did  serve  a  subpoena  upon  me 
for  one  Field,  whom  we  did  commit  to  prison  the  other 
day  for  some  ill  words  he  did  give  the  office.  The 
like  he  had  for  others,  but  we  shall  scoure  him  for  it. 

5th.  To  the  playhouse,  and  there  saw  Btile  a  Wife 
and  have  a  Wife  very  well  done.  And  here  also  I 
did  look  long  upon  my  Lady  Castlemaine,  who,  notwith- 
standing her  sickness,  continues  a  great  beauty. 

7th.  I  hear  the  prisoners  in  the  Tower  that  are  to 
die  are  come  to  the  Parliament  House  this  morning. 
To  the  Wardrobe  to  dinner  with  my  Lady ;  where  a 
civet  cat,  parrot,  apes,  and  many  other  things  are  come 
from  my  Lord  by  Captain  Hill,  who  dined  with  my 
Lady  with  us  to-day.  Thence  to  the  painter's,  and  am 
well  pleased  with  our  pictures. 

10th.  To  Paul's  Churchyard,  and  there  I  met  with 
Dr.  Fuller's  "  England's  Worthies,"  the  first  time  that 
I  ever  saw  it ;  and  so  I  sat  down  reading  in  it ;  being 
much  troubled  that  (though  he  had  some  discourse  with 
me  about  my  family  and  arms)  he  says  nothing  at  all, 
nor  mentions  us  either  in  Cambridgeshire  or  Norfolk. 
But  I  believe,  indeed,  our  family  were  never  consider- 
able. 

13th.  Mr.  Blackbume  do  tell  me  plain  of  the  corrup- 
tion   of  all  our  Treasurer's  officers,  and  that  they 


16  PEPTS'S   DIABY.  [February, 

hardly  pay  any  money  under  10  per  cent. ;  and  that 
the  other  day,  for  a  mere  assignation  of  £200  to  some 
counties,  they  took  £15,  which  is  very  strange.  Last 
night  died  the  Queen  of  Bohemia. 

15th.  With  the  two  Sir  Williams  to  the  Trinity 
House;  and  there  in  their  society  had  the  business 
debated  of  Sir  Nicholas  Crisp's  sasse  [sluice  or  lock] 
at  Deptford.  After  dinner  I  was  sworn  a  Younger 
Brother;  Sir  W.  Rider  being  Deputy- Master  for  my 
Lord  of  Sandwich ;  and  after  I  was  sworn,  aU  the  Elder 
Brothers  shake  me  by  the  hand ;  it  is  their  custom,  it 
seems.  No  news  yet  of  our  fleet  gone  to  Tangier, 
which  we  now  begin  to  think  long. 

17th.  This  morning,  both  Sir  Williams,  myself,  and 
Captn.  Cock,  and  Captn.  Tinker  of  the  Govertine, 
which  we  are  going  to  look  upon  (being  intended  with 
these  ships  fitting  for  the  East  Indies),  down  to  Dept- 
ford ;  and  thence,  after  being  on  shipboard,  to  Wool- 
wich, and  there  ate  sometliing.  The  Sir  Williams 
being  unwilling  to  eat  flesh,  Captn.  Cock  and  I  had  a 
breast  of  real  roasted. 

18th.  Having  agreed  with  Sir  William  Pen  to  meet 
him  at  the  Opera,  and  finding,  by  my  walking  in  the 
streets,  which  were  everywhere  full  of  brickbats  and 
tiles  flung  down  by  the  extraordinary  wind  the  last 
night  (such  as  hath  not  been  in  memory  before,  unless  at 
the  death  of  the  late  Protector),  that  it  was  dangerous 
to  go  out  of  doors ;  and  hearing  how  several  persons 
had  been  killed  to-day  by  the  fall  of  things  in  the 


1662.]  PEPTS'S  SIABY.  17 

streets,  and  that  the  pageant  in  Fleet  Street  is  most 
of  it  blown  down,  and  hath  broken  down  part  o£  several 
houses,  among  others,  Dick  Brigden's,  and  that  one 
Lady  Sanderson,  a  person  of  quality  in  Covent  Garden, 
was  killed  by  the  fall  of  the  house,  in  her  bed,  last 
night,  I  sent  my  boy  to  forbid  him  to  go  forth.  But  he 
bringing  me  word  that  he  is  gone,  I  went  thither  and 
saw  The  Law  against  Lovers,  a  good  play,  and  well 
performed,  especially  the  little  girl's  (whom  I  never 
saw  act  before)  dancing  and  singing ;  and  were  it  not 
for  her,  the  loss  of  B>oxalaiia  would  spoil  the  house. 

20th.  Letters  from  Tangier  from  my  Lord,  telling 
me  how,  upon  a  great  defeat  given  to  the  Portuguese 
there  by  the  Moors,  he  had  put  in  300  men  into  the 
town,  and  so  he  is  ia  possession,  of  which  we  are 
very  glad,  because  now  the  Spaniards'  designs  of 
hindering  our  getting  the  place  are  frustrated.  I 
went  with  the  letter  enclosed  to  my  Lord  Chancellor 
to  the  House  of  Lords,  and  did  give  it  him  in  the 
House.  Went  by  promise  to  Mr.  Savill's,  and  there 
sat  the  first  time  for  my  picture  in  little,  which  pleaseth 
me  well.  • 

22nd.  This  evening  I  wrote  letters  to  my  father; 
among  other  things,  acquainted  him  with  the  unhappy 
accident  which  hath  happened  lately  to  my  Lord  of 
Dorset's  two  oldest  sons,  who,  with  two  Belasses  and 
one  Squire  Wentworth,  were  lately  apprehended  for 
killing  and  robbing  of  a  tanner  about  Newington  on 
Wednesday  last,  and  are  aU  now  in  Newgate.    I  am 


18  PEPTS'S  DIAET.  [March, 

much  tronbled  for  it,  and  for  the  grief  and  disgrace  it 
brings  to  their  families  and  friends. 

23rd.  This  day  by  God's  mercy  I  am  twenty-nine 
years  of  age,  and  in  very  good  health,  and  like  to 
live  and  get  an  estate ;  and  if  I  have  a  heart  to  be  con- 
tented, I  think  I  may  reckon  myself  as  happy  a  man 
as  any  in  the  world,  for  which  God  be  praised.  So  to 
prayers  and  to  bed. 

25th.  Great  ta,lk  of  the  effects  of  this  late  great 
wind;  and  I  heard  one  say  that  he  had  five  great 
trees  standing  together  blown  down ;  and,  beginning 
to  lop  them,  one  of  them,  as  soon  as  the  lops  were  cut 
off,  did,  by  the  weight  of  the  root,  rise  again  and 
fasten.  We  have  letters  from  the  Forest  of  Dean, 
that  above  1,000  oaks  and  as  many  beeches  are  blown 
down  in  one  walk  there.  And  letters  from  my  father 
tell  me  of  £20  hurt  done  to  us  at  Brampton.  This 
day  in  the  news- book  I  find  that  my  Lord  Buckhurst 
and  his  fellows  have  printed  their  case  as  they  did 
give  it  in  upon  examination  to  a  Justice  of  Peace, 
wherein  they  make  themselves  a  very  good  tale  that 
they  were  in  pursuit  of  thieves,  and  thaPthey  took 
this  man  for  one  of  them,  and  so  killed  him ;  and  that 
he  himself  confessed  it  was  the  first  time  of  his 
robbing ;  and  that  he  did  pay  dearly  for  it,  for  he  was 
a  dead  man.  But  I  doubt  things  will  be  proved  other- 
wise than  they  say. 

March  1.  To  the  Opera,  and  there  saw  Borneo 
and  Juliet  the  first  time  it  was  ever  acted.      I  am 


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resolved  to  go  no  more  to  see  the  first  time  of  actmg, 
for  they  were  all  of  them  out  more  or  less. 

3rd.  I  am  told  that  this  day  the  Parliament  hath  voted 
2s.  per  annum  for  every  chimney  in  England,  as  a 
constant  revenue  for  ever  to  the  Crown. 

7th.  Early  to  Whitehall  to  the  chapel,  where  by 
Mr.  Blagrave's  means  I  got  into  his  pew,  and  heard 
Dr.  Creeton,  the  great  Scotchman,  and  chaplain  in 
ordinary  to  the  King,  preach  before  the  King,  and 
Duke  and  Duchess,  upon  the  words  of  Micah : — 
"  RoU  yourselves  in  dust."  Ho  made  a  most  learned 
sermon  upon  the  words ;  but  in  his  application,  the 
most  comical  man  that  ever  I  heard  in  my  life.  Just 
such  a  man  as  Hugh  Peters ;  saying  that  it  had  been 
better  for  the  poor  Cavalier  never  to  have  come  with 
the  King  into  England  again;  for  he  that  hath  the 
impudence  to  deny  obedience  to  the  lawful  magistrate, 
and  to  swear  to  the  oath  of  allegiance  &c.,  was  better 
treated  nowadays  in  Newgate  than  a  poor  Royalist 
that  hath  suffered  aU  his  life  for  the  King  is  at 
Whitehall  among  his  friends. 

8th.  By  coach  with  both  Sir  Williams  to  West- 
minster, this  being  a  great  day  there  in  the  House  to 
pass  the  business  for  chimney-money,  which  was  done. 
In  the  Hall  I  met  with  Surgeon  Pierce  :  and  he  told 
me  how  my  Lady  Monk  hath  disposed  of  all  the  places 
which  Mr.  Edwd.  Montagu  hoped  to  have  had,  as 
he  was  Master  of  the  Horse  to  the  Queen ;  which  I 
am  afraid  will  undo  him,  because  he  depended  much 


20  PEPTS'S  DIABY.  LMarch, 

upon  the  profit  of  what  he  should  make  by  these 
places.  Ho  told  me,  also,  many  more  scurvy  stories 
of  him  and  his  brother  Ralph,  which  troubles  me  to 
hear  of  persons  of  honour  as  they  are.  Sir  "W.  Pen 
and  I  to  the  ofiice,  whither  afterward  came  Sir  G. 
Carteret ;  and  we  sent  for  Sir  Thos.  Allen,  one  of  the 
Aldermen  of  the  City,  about  the  business  of  one 
Colonel  Appesly,  whom  we  had  taken  counterfeiting 
of  bills  with  all  our  hands  and  the  officers  of  the 
yards,  so  well  that  I  should  never  have  mistrusted 
them.  We  stayed  about  this  business  at  the  office  till 
ten  at  night,  and  at  last  did  send  him  with  a  constable 
to  the  Counter ;  and  did  give  warrants  for  the  seizing 
of  a  complice  of  his,  one  Blenkinsopp. 

12th.  This  morning  we  had  news  from  Mr.  Coventry, 
that  Sir  G.  Downing  (like  a  perfidious  rogue,  though 
the  action  is  good  and  of  service  to  the  King,  yet  he 
cannot  with  a  good  conscience  do  it)  hath  taken  Okey, 
Corbet,  and  Barkestead  at  Delfe,  in  Holland,  and 
sent  them  home  in  the  Blachmore.  Sir  W.  Pen, 
talking  to  me  this  afternoon  of  what  a  strange  thing 
it  is  for  Downing  to  do  this,  he  told  me  of  a  speech 
he  made  to  the  Lords  States  of  Holland,  telling  them 
to  their  faces  that  he  observed  that  he  was  not 
received  with  the  respect  and  observance  now,  that  he 
was  when  he  came  from  the  traitor  and  rebel  Crom- 
well, by  whom,  I  am  sure,  he  hath  got  all  he  hath 
in  the  world — and  they  know  it  too. 

14th.  Home  to  dinner.     In  the  afternoon  came  the 


1662.]  PEPYS'S  DIA&T.  21 

German  Dr.  Knnffler,  to  discourse  with  ns  about  his 
engine  to  blow  up  ships.  We  doubted  not  the  matter 
of  fact,  it  being  tried  in  Cromwell's  time,  but  the 
safety  of  carrying  them  in  ships ;  but  he  do  tell  ns 
that  when  he  comes  to  tell  the  King  his  secret  (for 
none  but  the  Kings,  successively,  and  their  heirs, 
must  know  it),  it  will  appear  to  be  of  no  danger  at 
all.  We  concluded  nothing  :  but  shall  discourse  with 
the  Duke  of  York  to-morrow  about  it. 

16th.  Walked  to  Whitehall ;  and  an  hour  or  two  in 
the  Park,  which  is  now  very  pleasant.  Here  the 
King  and  Duke  came  to  see  their  fowl  play.  The 
Duke  took  very  civil  notice  of  me. 

17th.  Last  night  the  Blaekvnore  pink  brought  the 
three  prisoners,  Barkestead,  Okey,  and  Corbet  to  the 
Tower,  being  taken  at  Delf  e,  in  Holland ;  where,  the 
Captain  tells  me,  the  Dutch  were  a  good  while  before 
they  could  be  persuaded  to  let  them  go,  they  being 
taken  prisoners  in  their  land.  But  Sir  G.  Downing 
would  not  be  answered  so ;  though  all  the  world  takes 
notice  of  him  for  a  most  ungrateful  villain  for  his 
pains. 

2l8t.  To  Westminster  HaU;  and  there  walked  up 
and  down  and  heard  the  great  difference  that  hath 
been  between  my  Lord  Chancellor  and  my  Lord  of 
Bristol,  about  a  proviso  that  my  Lord  Chancellor 
would  have  brought  into  the  Bill  for  Conformity,  that  it 
shall  be  in  the  power  of  the  King,  when  he  sees  fit,  to 
dispense  with  the  Act  of  Conformity;  and  though  it  be 


22  PEPYS'S  BIAET.  [April, 

carried  in  the  House  of  Lords,  yet  it  is  belieyed  it  will 
hardly  pass  in  the  Commons. 

23rd.  To  "Whitehall,  and  there  met  with  Captn. 
Isham,  this  day  come  from  Lisbon,  with  letters  from 
the  Queen  to  the  King.  And  he  did  give  me  letters 
which  speak  that  our  fleet  is  all  at  Lisbon ;  and  that 
the  Queen  do  not  intend  to  embark  sooner  than  to- 
morrow come  fortnight. 

24th.  By-and-by  comes  La  Belle  Pierce  to  see  my 
wife,  and  to  bring  her  a  pair  of  peruques  of  hair,  as 
the  fashion  now  is  for  ladies  to  wear,  which  are  pretty, 
and  are  of  my  wife's  own  hair,  or  else  I  should  not 
endure  them. 

April  6  (Lord's  Day).  By  water  to  WhiteliaU  to 
Sir  G.  Carteret,  to  give  him  an  account  of  the  back- 
wardness of  the  ships  we  have  hired  to  Portugal, 
at  which  he  is  much  troubled.  Thence  to  the  Chapel, 
and  there,  though  crowded,  lieard  a  very  honest  ser- 
mon before  the  King  by  a  Canon  of  Christ  Church, 
upon  these  words,  "  Having  a  form  of  godliness,  but 
denying,"  &c.  Among  other  things,  he  did  much 
insist  upon  the  sin  of  adultery:  which  methought 
might  touch  the  King,  and  the  more  because  he  forced 
it  into  his  sermon,  besides  his  text.  So  up  and  saw 
the  King  at  dinner ;  and  thence  with  Sir  Gr.  Carteret 
to  his  lodgings  to  dinner  with  him  and  his  lady.  All 
their  discourse,  which  was  very  much,  was  upon  their 
sufferings  and  services  for  the  King.  Yet  not  without 
some  trouble,  to  see  that  some  that  had  been  much 


leea."!  pepys's  diaby.  23 

bound  to  them  do  now  neglect  them;  and  others 
again  most  civil  that  have  received  least  from  them : 
and  I  do  believe  that  he  hath  been  a  good  servant  to 
the  King.  Th^ce  to  the  Park,  where  the  King  and 
Duke  did  walk. 

7th.  To  the  Lords'  House,  and  stood  within  the 
House,  while  the  Bishops  and  Lords  did  stay  till  the 
Chancellor's  coming,  and  then  we  were  put  out.  I 
sent  in  a  note  to  my  Lord  Privy  Seal,  and  he  came 
out  to  me;  and  I  desired  he  would  make  another 
deputy  for  me,  because  of  my  great  business  of  the 
Navy  this  month ;  but  he  told  me  he  could  not  do  it 
without  the  King's  consent,  which  vexed  me.  The 
great  talk  is,  that  the  Spaniards  and  the  Hollanders 
do  intend  to  set  upon  the  Portuguese  by  sea,  at  Lisbon, 
as  soon  as  our  fleet  is  come  away ;  and  by  that 
means  our  fleet  is  not  likely  to  come  yet  these  two 
months  or  three,  which  I  hope  is  not  true. 

9th.  Sir  George  showed  me  an  account  in  French 
of  the  great  famine,  which  is  to  the  greatest  extremity 
in  some  part  of  France  at  this  day ;  which  is  very 
strange. 

10th.  Yesterday  came  Col.  Talbot  with  letters  from 
Portugal,  that  the  Queen  is  resolved  to  embark  for 
England  this  week.  Thence  to  the  office  all  the  after- 
noon. My  Lord  Windsor  came  to  us  to  discourse  of 
Ids  affairs,  and  to  take  his  leave  of  us ;  he  being  to 
go  as  Governor  of  Jamaica  with  this  fleet  that  is  now 
going. 


24  PEPTS'S  DIARY.  [April, 

11th.  "With  Sir  "W.  Pen  by  water  to  Deptf  ord :  and 
among  the  ships  now  going  to  Portugal  with  men  and 
horse,  to  see  them  despatched.  So  to  Greenwich; 
and  had  a  fine  pleasant  walk  to  Woolwich,  having  in 
our  company  Captn.  Minnes,  whom  I  was  much 
pleased  to  hear  talk.  Among  other  things,  he  and  the 
captains  tliat  were  with  us  told  me  that  negroes 
drowned  look  white  and  lose  their  blackness,  which  I 
never  heard  before.  At  Woolwich  up  and  down  to  do 
the  same  business,  and  so  back  to  Greenwich  by 
water.  Sir  William  and  I  walked  into  the  Park, 
where  the  King  hath  planted  trees  and  made  steps  in 
the  hill  up  to  the  Castle,  which  is  very  magnificent. 
So  up  and  down  the  house,  which  is  now  repairing  in 
the  Queen's  lodgings. 

13th.  To  Gray's  Inn  walks,  and  there  met  Mr.  Picker- 
ing. His  discourse  most  about  the  pride  of  the 
Duchess  of  York;  and  how  all  the  ladies  envy  my 
Lady  Castlemaine.  He  intends  to  go  to  Portsmouth 
to  meet  the  Queen  this  week ;  which  is  now  the  dis- 
course and  expectation  of  the  town. 

15th.  With  my  wife,  by  coach,  to  the  N'ew  Exchange 
to  buy  her  some  things ;  where  we  saw  come  new- 
fashioned  petticoats  of  sarcenet,  with  a  black  broad  lace 
printed  round  the  bottom  and  before,  very  handsome, 
and  my  wife  had  a  mind  to  one  of  them. 

19th.  This  morning,  before  we  sat,  I  went  to  Aldgate ; 
and  at  the  comer  shop,  a  draper's,  I  stood,  and  did  see 
Barkestead,  Okey,   and  Corbet  drawn    towards    the 


1662.]  PEPYS'S   DIABY.  25 

gallows  at  Tybum,  and  there  they  were  hanged  and 
quartered.  Tliey  all  looked  very  cheerful;  but  I' hear 
they  all  die  defending  what  they  did  to  the  King  to  be 
just ;  which  is  very  strange. 

20th.  (Lord's  Day).  My  intention  being  to  go  this 
morning  to  Whitehall  to  hear  South,  my  Lord  Chan- 
cellor's chaplain,  the  famous  preacher  and  orator  of 
Oxford  (who  the  last  Lord's  Day  did  sink  down  in  the 
pulpit  before  the  King  and  could  not  proceed),  it  did 
rain,  and  the  wind  against  me,  that  I  could  by  no 
means  get  a  boat  or  coach  to  carry  me ;  and  so  I  stayed  at 
Paul's,  where  the  Judges  did  all  meet,  and  heard  a 
sermon,  it  being  the  first  Sunday  of  the  term  ;  but  they 
had  a  very  poor  sermon. 

2l8t.  At  noon  dined  with  my  Lord  Crewe  ;  and  after 
dinner  went  up  to  Sir  Thomas  Crewe's  chamber,  who 
is  still  Ul.  He  tells  me  how  my  Lady  Duchess  of 
Riclimond  and  Castlemaine  had  a  falling  out  the  other 
day ;  and  she  calls  the  latter  Jane  Shore,  and  did  hope 
to  see  her  come  to  the  same  end.  Coming  down  again 
to  my  Lord,  he  told  me  that  news  was  come  that  the 
Queen  is  landed ;  at  which  I  took  leave,  and  by  coach 
hurried  to  Whitehall,  the  bells  ringing  in  several 
places;  but  I  found  there  no  such  matter,  nor  any- 
thing like  it. 

22nd.  We  come  to  Guildford. 

23rd.  Up  early,  and  to  Petersfield ;  and  thence  got 
a  countryman  to  guide  us  by  Havant,  to  avoid  going 
through  the  forest ;  but  he  carried  us  much  out  of  the 


26  PEPTS'S  DIAKY.  I  April, 

way.  I  lay  at  Wiard's,  the  chirnrgeon's,  in  Ports- 
mouth. 

24th.  All  of  us  to  the  pay-house ;  but  the  books  not 
being  ready,  we  went  to  church  to  the  lecture,  where 
there  was  my  Lord  Oimond  and  Manchester,  and  much 
London  company,  though  not  so  much  as  I  expected. 
Here  we  had  a  very  good  sermon  upon  this  text :  "  In 
love  serving  one  another,"  which  pleased  me  very 
well.  "No  news  of  the  Queen  at  all.  So  to  dinner, 
and  then  to  the  pay  all  the  afternoon.  Then  W.  Pen 
and  I  walked  to  the  King's  Tard. 

26th.  Sir  George  and  I,  and  his  clerk,  Mr.  Stevens, 
and  Mr.  Holt  our  guide,  over  to  Gosport ;  and  so  rode 
to  Southampton.  In  our  way,  besides  my  Lord  South- 
ampton's parks  and  lands,  in  which  in  one  view  we  could 
see  £6,000  per  annum,  we  observed  a  little  church- 
yard, where  the  graves  are  accustomed  to  be  all 
sowed  with  sage.  At  Southampton.  The  town  is  one 
most  gallant  street,  and  is  walled  round  with  stone,  &c., 
and  Bevis's  picture  upon  one  of  the  gates :  many  old 
walls  of  religious  houses,  and  the  quay  well  worth 
seeing. 

27th.  I  rode  to  church,  and  met  my  Lord  Chamber- 
lain upon  the  walls  of  the  garrison,  who  owned  and 
spoke  to  me.  I  followed  him  in  the  crowd  of  gallants 
through  the  Queen's  lodgings  to  chapel ;  the  rooms 
being  all  rarely  furnished,  and  escaped  hardly  being 
set  on  fire  yesterday.  At  chapel  we  had  a  most  excel- 
lent and  eloquent  sermon.     By  coach  to  the  Tard,  and 


1662.]  PBPTS'S  DIABT.  27 

then  on  board  the  Swallow  in  the  dock,  where  our  navy 
chaplain  preached  a  sad  sermon,  full  of  nonsense  and 
false  Latin ;  but  prayed  for  the  Right  Honourable  the 
principal  officers.  Visited  the  Mayor,  Mr.  Timbrell, 
our  anchor-smith,  who  showed  us  the  present  they  have 
for  the  Queen,  which  is  a  saltcellar  of  sUver,  the  walls 
crystal,  with  four  eagles  and  four  greyhounds  standing 
up  at  the  top  to  bear  up  a  dish ;  which  indeed  is  one  of 
the  neatest  pieces  of  plate  that  ever  I  saw,  and  the 
case  is  very  pretty  also.  This  evening  came  a  mer- 
chantman in  the  harbour,  which  we  hired  at  London  to 
carry  horses  to  Portugal ;  but,  Lord !  what  running 
there  was  to  the  seaside  to  hear  what  news,  thinking 
it  had  come  from  the  Queen. 

May  1.  Sir  G.  Carteret,  Sir  W.  Pen,  and  myself, 
with  our  clerks,  set  out  this  morning  from  Ports- 
mouth very  early,  and  got  by  noon  to  Petersfield; 
several  officers  of  the  Yard  accompanying  us  so  far. 
At  dinner  comes  my  Lord  Carlingford  from  London, 
going  to  Portsmouth :  tells  us  that  the  Duchess  of 
York  is  brought  to  bed  of  a  girl,  at  which  I  find  nobody 
pleased ;  and  that  Prince  Rupert  and  the  Duke  of 
Buckingham  are  sworn  of  the  Privy  Council. 

7th.  Walked  to  Westminster ;  where  I  understand 
the  news  that  Mr.  Montagu  is  last  night  come  to  the 
King  with  news,  that  he  left  the  Queen  and  fleet  in 
the  Bay  of  Biscay,  coming  this  wayward ;  and  that  he 
believes  she  is  now  at  the  Isle  of  ScLlly.  Thence  to 
Paul's  Church  Yard ;  where  seeing  my  Ladys  Sandwich 


28  PEPTS'S  DIAET.  [May, 

and  Carteret,  and  my  wife  (who  this  day  made  a 
visit  the  first  time  to  my  Lady  Carteret),  come  by 
coach,  and  going  to  Hyde  Park,  I  was  resolved  to 
follow  them ;  and  so  went  to  Mrs.  Turner's :  and 
thence  at  the  Theatre,  where  I  saw  the  last  act  of  the 
Knight  of  the  Burning  Pestle  (which  pleased  me 
not  at  all).  And  so  after  the  play  done,  she  and  Theo. 
Turner  and  Mrs.  Lucin  and  I,  in  her  coach  to  the  Park ; 
and  there  found  them  out  and  spoke  to  them ;  and  ob- 
served many  fine  ladies,  and  stayed  till  all  were  gone 
almost. 

8th.  Sir  G.  Carteret  told  me,  that  the  Queen  and  the 
fleet  were  in  Mount's  Bay  on  Monday  last ;  and  that 
the  Queen  endures  her  sickness  pretty  well.  He  also 
told  me  how  Sir  John  Lawson  hath  done  some  execution 
upon  the  Turks  in  tlie  Strait,  of  which  I  was  glad,  aud 
told  the  news  the  first  on  the  Excliange,  and  was  mucli 
followed  by  merchants  to  tell  it.  Sir  G.  Carteret, 
among  other  discourse,  tells  me  that  it  is  Mr.  Coventry 
that  is  to  come  to  us  as  a  Commissioner  of  the  Navy ; 
at  which  he  is  much  vexed,  and  cries  out  upon  Sir  W. 
Pen,  and  threatens  him  highly.  And  looking  upon  his 
lodgings,  which  are  now  enlarging,  he  in  a  passion 
cried,  "  Guarda  mi  spada ;  for,  by  God,  I  may 
chance  to  keep  him  in  Ireland,  when  he  is  there : " 
for  Sir  W.  Pen  is  going  thither  with  my  Lord 
Lieutenant.  But  it  is  my  design  to  keep  much  in 
with  Sir  George ;  and  I  think  I  have  begna  very  well 
towaids  it. 


1662.]  PBPYS'S  DIABT.  ^ 

9th.  The  Duke  of  York  went  last  night  to  Ports- 
mouth ;  80  that  I  believe  the  Queen  is  near. 

10th.  At  noon  to  the  Wardrobe ;  there  dined.  My 
Lady  told  me  how  mj  Lady  Castlemaine  do  speak  of 
going  to  lie  in  at  Hampton  Court,  which  she  and  all  our 
ladies  are  much  troubled  at,  because  of  the  King's 
being  forced  to  show  her  countenance  in  the  sight  of 
the  Queen  when  she  comes.  In  the  evening  Sir  G. 
Carteret  and  I  did  hire  a  ship  for  Tangier,  and  other 
things  together  ;  and  I  find  that  he  do  single  me  out  to 
join  with  me  apart  from  the  rest,  which  I  am  much 
glad  of. 

11th.  In  the  afternoon  to  Whitehall ;  and  there 
walked  an  hour  or  two  in  the  Park,  where  I  saw  the 
King  now  out  of  mourning,  in  a  suit  laced  with  gold 
and  silver,  which  it  is  said  was  out  of  fashion.  Thence 
to  the  Wardrobe ;  and  there  consulted  with  the  ladies 
about  going  to  Hampton  Court  to-morrow. 

12th.  Mr.  Townscnd  called  us  up  by  four  o'clock ; 
and  by  five  the  three  ladies,  my  wife  and  I,  and  Mr. 
TowiLsend,  his  son  and  daughter,  were  got  to  the  barge 
and  set  out.  We  walked  from  Mortlake  to  Richmond, 
and  so  to  boat  again.  And  from  Teddington  to 
Hampton  Court  Mr.  Townsend  and  I  walked  again ; 
and  then  met  the  ladies,  and  were  shown  the  whole 
house  by  Mr.  Marriott ;  which  is  indeed  nobly  furnished, 
particularly  the  Queen's  bed,  given  her  by  the  States 
of  Holland ;  a  looking-glass  sent  by  the  Queen-mother 
from  France,  hanging  in  the  Queen's  chamber,  and 


80  PBPTS'S  DIARY.  L^ay, 

many  brave  pictures.  And  so  to  barge  again;  and 
got  home  about  eight  at  night  very  well. 

14th.  Dined  at  the  Wardrobe ;  and  after  dinner  sat 
talking  an  hour  or  two  alone  with  my  Lady.  She  is 
afraid  that  my  Lady  Oastlemaine  will  keep  still  with 
the  King. 

15th.  To  Westminster ;  and  at  the  Privy  Seal  I  saw 
Mr.  Coventry's  seal  for  his  being  Commissioner  with 
us.  At  night,  all  the  bells  of  the  town  rung,  and  bon- 
fires made  for  the  joy  of  the  Queen's  arrival,  who 
landed  at  Portsmouth  last  night.  But  I  do  not  see 
much  true  joy,  but  only  an  indifferent  one,  in  the 
hearts  of  the  people,  who  are  much  discontented  at 
the  pride  and  luxury  of  the  Court,  and  running  in 
debt. 

18th.  (Whitsunday.)  By  water  to  Whitehall,  and 
there  to  chapel  in  my  pew  belonging  to  me  as  Clerk  of 
the  Privy  Seal ;  and  there  I  heard  a  most  excellent 
sermon  of  Dr.  Hacket,  Bishop  of  Lichfield  and  Coven- 
try, upon  these  words :  "  He  that  drinketh  this  water 
shall  never  thirst."  We  had  an  excellent  anthem,  sung 
by  Captn.  Cooke  and  another,  and  brave  music.  And 
then  the  King  came  down  and  offered,  and  took  the 
sacrament  upon  his  knees ;  a  sight  very  well  worth  see- 
ing. After  dinner  to  chapel  again ;  and  there  had 
another  good  anthem  of  Captn.  Cooke's.  Thence  to 
the  Coimcil-chamber ;  where  the  King  and  Coimcil  sat 
till  almost  eleven  o'clock  at  night,  and  I  forced  to  walk 
up  and  down  the  galleries  tiU  that  time  of  night.  They 


1662.1  PEPTS'S  DIABT.  31 

were  reading  all  the  bills  over  that  are  to  pass  to- 
morrow at  the  House,  before  the  King's  going  out  of 
town  and  proroguing  the  House.  At  last,  the  Council 
risen.  Sir  G.  Carteret  told  me  what  the  Council  hath 
ordered  about  the  ships  designed  to  carry  horse  from 
Ireland  to  Portugal,  which  is  now  altered. 

19th.  I  hear  that  the  House  of  Commons  do  think 
much  that  they  should  be  forced  to  huddle  over  business 
this  morning  against  afternoon  for  the  King  to  pass 
their  Acts,  that  he  may  go  out  of  town.  But  he,  I  hear 
since,  was  forced  to  stay  till  almost  nine  o'clock  at 
night  before  he  could  have  done,  and  then  prorogued 
them ;  and  so  to  Guildford,  and  lay  there. 

20th.  Sir  W.  Pen  and  I  did  a  little  business  at  the 
office,  and  so  home  again.  Then  comes  Dean  Fuller ; 
and  I  am  most  pleased  with  his  company  and  good- 
ness. 

21st.  My  wife  and  I  to  my  Lord's  lodging ;  where 
she  and  I  stayed  walking  in  Whitehall  garden.  And 
in  the  privy-garden  saw  the  finest  smocks  and  linen 
petticoats  of  my  Lady  Castlemaine's,  laced  with  rich 
lace  at  the  bottom,  that  ever  I  saw :  and  did  me  good  to 
look  at  them.  Sarah  told  me  how  the  King  dined  at 
my  Lady  Castlemaine's,  and  supped  every  day  and 
night  the  last  week ;  and  that  the  night  that  the  bon- 
fires were  made  for  joy  of  the  Queen's  arrival  the 
King  was  there ;  but  there  was  no  fire  at  her  door, 
though  at  all  the  rest  of  the  doors  almost  in  the  street ; 
which  was  much  observed :  and  that  the  King  and  she 


32  PEPTS'S   DIABY.  [May, 

did  send  for  a  pair  of  scales  and  weighed  one  another ; 
and  she,  being  with  child,  was  said  to  be  the  heaviest. 
But  she  is  now  a  most  disconsolate  creature,  and  comes 
not  out  of  doors,  since  the  King's  going. 

22nd.  This  morning  comes  an  order  from  the  Secre- 
tary of  State  Nicholas,  for  me  to  let  one  Mr.  Lee,  a 
councillor,  view  what  papers  I  have  relating  to  passages 
of  the  late  times,  wherein  Sir  H.  Yane's  hand  is  em- 
ployed, in  order  to  the  drawing  up  his  charge ;  which  I 
did. 

23rd.  To  the  Wardrobe,  reading  of  the  King's  and 
Chancellor's  late  speeches  at  the  proroguing  of  the 
Houses  of  Parliament.  And  while  I  was  reading,  news 
was  brought  me  that  my  Lord  Sandwich  is  come  and 
gone  up  to  my  Lady's  chamber ;  which  by-and-by  he 
did,  and  looks  very  well.  He  very  merry,  and  hath 
left  the  King  and  Queen  at  Portsmouth,  and  is  come 
up  to  stay  here  till  next  Wednesday,  and  then  to  meet 
the  King  and  Queen  at  Hampton  Court.  So  to  dinner ; 
and  my  Lord  mighty  merry ;  among  other  things, 
saying  that  the  Queen  is  a  very  agreeable  lady,  and 
paints  well.  After  dinner  I  showed  him  my  letter 
from  Teddiman  about  the  news  from  Argier,  which 
pleases  him  exceedingly;  and  he  wrote  one  to  the 
Duke  of  York  about  it,  and  sent  it  express. 

24th.  Abroad  with  Mr.  Creed,  of  whom  I  informed 
myself  of  all  I  had  a  mind  to  know.  Among  other 
things,  the  great  difficulty  my  Lord  hath  been  in  all 
this  summer  for  lack  of  good  and  full  orders  from  the 


1662.]  PEPTS'S  DIABT.  33 

King :  and  I  doubt  our  Lords  of  the  Council  do  not 
mind  things  as  the  late  powers  did,  but  their  pleasure 
or  profit  more.  That  the  Bull  Feasts  are  a  simple  sport, 
yet  the  gfreatest  in  Spain.  That  the  Queen  hath  given 
no  rewards  to  any  of  the  captains  or  oflB.cers,  but  only 
to  my  Lord  Sandwich ;  and  that  was  a  bag  of  gold, 
which  was  no  honorable  present,  of  about  £1,400 
sterling.  How  recluse  the  Queen  hath  ever  been,  and 
all  the  voyage  never  come  upon  the  deck,  nor  put  her 
head  out  of  her  cabin ;  but  did  love  my  Lord's  music, 
and  would  send  for  it  down  to  the  state-room,  and  she 
sit  in  her  cabin  within  hearing  of  it.  But  my  Lord 
was  forced  to  have  some  clashing  with  the  Council  of 
Portugal  about  payment  of  the  portion,  before  he  could 
get  it ;  which  was,  besides  Tangier  and  free  trade  in 
the  Indies,  two  millions  of  crowns,  half  now,  and  the 
other  half  in  twelve  months.  But  they  have  brought 
but  little  money ;  but  the  rest  in  sugars  and  other  com- 
modities, and  bills  of  exchange.  That  the  King  of 
Portugal  is  a  very  fool  almost,  and  his  mother  do  all, 
and  he  is  a  very  poor  Prince. 

25th.  To  church,  and  heard  a  good  sermon  of  Mr. 
Woodcocke's  at  our  church  :  only  in  his  latter  prayer 
for  a  woman  in  childbed,  he  prayed  that  God  would 
deliver  her  from  the  hereditary  curse  of  child-bearing, 
which  seemed  a  pretty  strange  expression.  Out  with 
Captain  Ferrers  to  Charing  Cross ;  and  there  at  the 
Triumph  tavern  he  showed  me  some  Portugal  ladies, 
which  are  come  to  town  before  the  Queen.  They  are 
B— 41 


34  PEPYS'S  DIAET.  [May, 

not  handsome,  and  their  farthingales  a  strange  dress. 
Many  ladies  and  persons  of  quality  come  to  see  them. 
I  find  nothing  in  them  that  is  pleasing ;  asd  I  see  they 
have  learnt  to  kiss  and  look  freely  up  and  down  already, 
and  I  do  believe  will  soon  forget  the  recluse  practice  of 
their  own  country.  They  complain  much  for  lack  of 
good  water  to  drink.  The  King's  guards  and  some 
City  companies  do  walk  up  and  down  the  town  these 
five  or  six  days ;  which  makes  me  think,  and  they  do 
say,  there  are  some  plot*  in  laying. 

26th.  To  the  Trinity  House ;  where  the  Brethren 
have  been  at  Deptf ord  choosing  a  new  Master ;  which 
is  Sir  J.  Minnes,  notwithstanding  Sir  W.  Batten  did 
contend  highly  for  it ;  at  which  I  am  not  a  little  pleased 
because  of  his  proud  lady. 

29th.  This  day,  being  the  King's  birtliday,  was  very 
solemnly  observed ;  and  the  more,  for  that  the  Queen 
this  day  comes  to  Hampton  Court.  In  the  evening 
bonfires  were  made,  but  nothing  to  the  great  number 
that  was  heretofore  at  the  burning  of  the  Rump. 

31st.  The  Queen  is  brought  a  few  days  since  to 
Hampton  Court :  and  all  people  say  of  her  to  be  a 
very  fine  and  handsome  lady,  and  very  discreet ;  and 
that  the  King  is  pleased  enough  with  her :  which,  I 
fear,  will  put  Madam  Castlemaine's  nose  out  of  joint. 
The  court  is  wholly  now  at  Hampton.  A  peace  with 
Argier  is  lately  made  ;  which  is  also  good  news.  My 
Lord  Sandwich  is  lately  come  with  the  Queen  from 
sea,   very  well    and    in    good    repute.     The   Act  for 


1662.J  PEPYS'S   DIABY.  35 

Uniformity  is  lately  printed,  which,  it  is  thought,  will 
make  mad  work  among  the  Presbyterian  ministers. 
People  of  all  sides  are  very  much  discontented;  some 
thinking  themselves  used,  contrary  to  promise,  too 
hardly ;  and  the  other,  that  they  are  not  rewarded  so 
much  as  they  expected  by  the  King. 

June  3.  At  the  oflfice,  and  Mr.  Coventry  brought  his 
patent  and  took  his  place  with  us  this  morning.  To 
the  Wardrobe,  where  I  found  my  lady  come  from 
Hampton  Court,  where  the  queen  hath  used  her  very 
civilly;  and  my  lady  tells  me  is  a  most  pretty  woman. 
Yesterday  (Sir  R.  Ford  told  me)  the  Aldermen  of  the 
City  did  attend  her  in  their  habits,  and  did  i)resent  her 
with  a  gold  cup  and  £1,000  in  gold  therein.  But,  he 
told  mo,  that  they  are  so  poor  in  their  Chamber,  that 
they  were  fain  to  call  two  or  three  Aldermen  to  raise 
fines  to  make  up  this  sum. 

4th.  Povy  and  Sir  W.  Batten  and  I  by  water  to 
Woolwich ;  and  there  saw  an  erperiment  made  of  Sir 
R.  Ford's  Holland's  yam  (about  which  we  have  lat-ely 
had  so  much  stir ;  and  I  have  much  concerned  myself 
for  our  rope-maker,  Mr.  Hughes,  who  represented  it  so 
bad),  and  we  found  it  to  be  very  bad,  and  broke  sooner 
than,  upon  a  fair  trial,  five  threads  of  that  against  four 
of  Riga  yam ;  and  also  that  some  of  it  had  old  stuff 
that  had  been  tarred,  covered  over  with  new  hemp, 
Avhich  is  such  a  cheat  as  hath  not  been  heard  of. 

7th.  To  the  office.  I  find  Mr.  Coventry  is  resolved 
to  do  much  good,  and  to  inquire  into  aU  the  miscarriages 


36  PEPY8  S   DIAET.  [June, 

of  the  office.  At  noon  with  him  and  Sir  W.  Batten  to 
dinner  at  Trinity  House ;  where,  among  others,  Sir  J. 
Robinson,  Lieutenant  of  the  Tower,  was,  who  says  that 
yesterday  Sir  H.  Vane  had  a  full  hearing  at  the  King's 
Bench,  and  is  found  guilty ;  and  that  he  did  never  hear 
any  man  argue  more  simply  than  he  in  all  his  life,  and 
so  others  say.  Sent  for  to  Sir  G.  Carteret's.  I  perceive 
as  he  told  me,  were  it  not  that  Mr.  Coventry  had  already 
feathered  his  nest  in  selling  of  places,  he  do  like  him 
very  well,  and  hopes  great  good  from  him.  But  he 
complains  so  of  lack  of  money,  that  my  heart  is  very 
sad  under  the  apprehension  of  the  fall  of  the  office. 

10th.  All  the  morning  much  business;  and  great 
hopes  of  bringing  things,  by  Mr.  Coventry's  means,  to 
a  good  condition  in  the  office. 

12th.  I  tried  on  my  riding  cloth  suit  with  close  knees, 
the  first  that  ever  I  had  ;  and  I  think  they  wiU  be  very 
convenient.  At  the  office  all  the  morning.  Among 
other  businesses,  1  did  get  a  vote  signed  by  all,  con- 
cerning my  issuing  of  warrants,  which  they  did  not 
smell  the  use  I  intend  to  make  of  it ;  but  it  is  to  plead 
for  my  clerks  to  have  their  right  of  giving  out  all  the 
warrants.  A  great  difference  happened  between  Sir 
G.  Carteret  and  Mr.  Coventry,  about  passing  the 
Yictualler's  account,  and  whether  Sir  George  is  to  pay 
the  Victualler  his  money,  or  the  Exchequer ;  Sir  George 
claiming  it  to  be  his  place  to  save  his  three-pences.  It 
ended  in  anger,  and  I  believe  will  come  to  be  a  question 
before  the  King  and  CouncU. 


16813  PEPYS'S   DIABT.  87 

13th.  Up  by  4  o'clock  in  the  morning,  and  read 
Cicero's  Second  Oration  against  Catiline,  which  pleased 
me  exceedingly  :  and  more  I  discern  therein  than  ever 
I  thought  was  to  be  found  in  him ;  but  I  perceive  it 
was  my  ignorance,  and  that  he  is  as  good  a  writer  as 
ever  I  read  in  my  life.  By  and  by  to  Sir  G.  Carteret's, 
to  talk  with  him  about  yesterday's  difference  at  the 
office ;  and  offered  my  service  to  look  into  my  old 
books  or  papers  that  I  have,  that  may  make  for  him. 
He  was  well  pleased  therewith,  and  did  much  inveigh 
against  Mr.  Coventry ;  telling  me  how  he  had  done 
him  service  in  the  Parliament,  when  Prin  had  drawn 
up  things  against  him  for  taking  of  money  for  places ; 
that  he  did  at  his  desire,  and  upon  his  letters,  keep  him 
off  from  doing  it.  And  many  other  things  he  told  me, 
as  how  the  King  was  beholden  to  him,  and  in  what  a 
miserable  condition  his  family  would  be,  if  he  should 
die  before  he  hath  cleared  his  accounts.  Upon  the 
whole,  I  do  find  that  he  do  much  esteem  of  me,  and  is 
my  friend,  and  I  may  make  good  use  of  him. 

14th.  About  11  o'clock,  having  a  room  got  ready  for 
us,  we  all  went  out  to  the  Tower  Hill ;  and  there,  over 
against  the  scaffold,  made  on  purpose  this  day,  saw  Sir 
Henry  Yane  brought.  A  very  great  press  of  people. 
He  made  a  long  speech,  many  times  interrupted  by  the 
Sheriff  and  others  there ;  and  they  would  have  taken 
his  paper  out  of  his  hand,  but  he  would  not  let  it  go. 
But  they  caused  all  the  books  of  those  that  wrote  after 
him  to  be  given  the  Sheriff ;  and  the  trumpets  were 


38  PEPYS'S  DIAET.  [June, 

brought  under  the  scaffold  that  he  miglit  not  be  heard. 
Then  he  prayed,  and  so  fitted  himself,  and  received  the 
blow ;  but  the  scaffold  was  so  crowded  that  we  could 
not  see  it  done.  But  Boreman,  who  had  been  upon  the 
scaffold,  told  us,  that  first  he  began  to  speak  of  the 
irregular  proceeding  against  him ;  that  he  was,  against 
Magna  Charta,  denied  to  have  his  exceptions  against 
the  indictment  allowed ;  and  that  there  he  was  stopped 
by  the  Sheriff.  Then  he  drew  out  his  paper  of  notes, 
and  begun  to  teU  them  first  his  life  ;  that  he  was  born  a 
gentleman ;  he  had  been,  till  he  was  seventeen  years 
old,  a  good  fellow,  but  then  it  pleased  God  to  lay  a 
foundation  of  grace  in  his  heart,  by  which  he  was  per- 
suaded, against  his  worldly  interest,  to  leave  all  prefer- 
ment and  go  abroad,  where  he  might  serve  God  with 
more  freedom.  Then  he  was  called  home,  and  made  a 
member  of  the  Long  Parliament ;  where  he  never  did, 
to  this  day,  anything  against  his  conscience,  but  all  for 
the  glory  of  God.  Here  he  would  have  given  them  an 
account  of  the  proceedings  of  the  Long  Parliament,  but 
they  so  often  interrupted  him,  that  at  last  he  was  forced 
to  give  over :  and  so  fell  into  prayer  for  England  in 
general,  then  for  the  churches  in  England,  and  then 
for  the  City  of  London :  and  so  fitted  himself  for  the 
block,  and  received  the  blow.  He  had  a  blister,  or 
issue,  upon  his  neck,  which  he  desired  them  not  to  hurt ; 
he  changed  not  his  colour  or  speech  to  the  last,  but 
died  justifying  himself  and  the  cause  he  had  stood  for ; 
and  spoke  very  confidently  of  his  being  presently  at  th(> 


1662.]  PBPTS'S   DIABT.  39 

right  hand  of  Christ ;  and  in  all  things  appeared  the 
most  resolved  man  that  ever  died  in  that  manner,  and 
showed  more  of  heat  than  cowardice  but  yet  with  all 
humility  and  gravity.  One  asked  him  why  he  did  not 
pray  for  the  King.  He  answered,  "  Tou  shall  see  I 
can  pray  for  the  King,  I  pray  God  bless  him ! "  The 
King  had  given  his  body  to  his  friends ;  and,  therefore, 
he  told  them  that  he  hoped  they  would  be  civil  to  his 
body  when  dead ;  and  desired  they  would  let  him  die 
like  a  gentleman  and  a  Christian,  and  not  crowded  and 
pressed  as  he  was.  So  to  the  office  a  little,  and  to  the 
Trinity  House,  and  there  all  of  us  to  dinner ;  and  to 
the  office  again  all  the  afternoon  tiU  night.  This  day, 
I  hear,  my  Lord  Peterborough  is  come  unexpected  from 
Tangier,  to  give  the  King  an  account  of  the  place, 
which,  we  fear,  is  in  none  of  the  best  condition.  We 
had  also  certain  news  to-day  that  the  Spaniard  is  before 
Lisbon  with  thirteen  sail ;  six  Dutch,  and  the  rest  hifl 
own  ships ;  which  will,  I  fear,  be  iU  for  Portugal.  I 
wrote  a  letter  of  all  this  day's  proceedings  to  my  Lord, 
at  Hinchingbroke. 

18th.  Up  early :  and  after  reading  a  little  in  Cicero, 
to  my  office.  To  my  Lord  Crewe's  and  dined  with 
him ;  where  I  hear  the  courage  of  Sir  H.  Yane  at  his 
death  is  talked  on  everywhere  as  a  miracle.  I  walked 
to  Lilly's,  the  painter's,  where  I  saw,  among  other  rare 
things,  the  Duchess  of  York,  her  whole  body,  sitting 
in  state  in  a  chair,  in  white  satin,  and  another  of  the 
King's,  that  ift  not  finished ;  most  rare  things.     I  did 


40  PEPTS'S   DIAKT.  fjtme. 

give  the  fellow  something  that  showed  them  ns,  and 
promised  to  come  some  other  time,  and  he  would  show 
me  Lady  Castlemaine's,  which  I  could  not  then  see,  it 
being  locked  up !  Thence  to  "Wright's,  the  painter's : 
but,  Lord !  the  difEerence  that  is  between  their  two 
works. 

20th.  Drew  up  the  agreement  between  the  King  and 
Sir  John  Winter,  about  the  Forest  o£  Dean ;  and 
having  done  it,  he  come  himself  (I  did  not  know  him 
to  be  the  Queen's  Secretary  before,  but  observed  him 
to  be  a  man  of  fine  parts) ;  and  we  read  it,  and  both 
liked  it  well.  That  done,  I  turned  to  the  Forest  of 
Dean,  in  Speed's  Maps,  and  there  he  showed  me  how  it 
lies ;  and  the  Lea-baily,  with  the  great  charge  of  carry- 
ing it  to  Lydny,  and  many  other  things  worth  my 
knowing ;  and  I  do  perceive  that  I  am  very  short  in 
my  business  by  not  knowing  many  times  the  geographi- 
cal part  of  my  business. 

I  went  to  the  Exchange,  and  I  hear  that  the 
merchants  have  a  great  fear  of  a  breach  with  the 
Spaniard ;  for  they  think  he  wiU  not  brook  our  having 
Tangier,  Dunkirke,  and  Jamaica ;  and  our  merchants 
begin  to  draw  home  their  estates  as  fast  as  they  can. 

21st.  At  noon  Sir  W.  Pen  and  I  to  the  Trinity 
House,  where  was  a  feast  made  by  the  wardens.  Great 
good  cheer,  and  much  but  ordinary  company.  The 
Lieutenant  of  the  Tower,  upon  my  demanding  how  Sir 
H.  Vane  died,  told  me  that  he  died  in  a  passion ;  but 
all  confess  with  so  much  courage  as  never  man  did. 


166a]  PEPYS'S  DZAST.  41 

22nd.  This  day  I  am  told  of  a  Portugal  lady,  at 
Hampton  Court,  that  hath  dropped  a  child  already 
since  the  Queen's  coming,  and  the  King  would  not 
have  them  searched  whose  it  is,  and  so  it  is  not 
commonly  known  yet.  Coming  home  to-night  I  met 
with  Will  Swan,  who  do  talk  as  high  for  the  fanatics 
as  ever  he  did  in  his  life,  and  do  pity  my  Lord 
Sandwich  and  me  that  we  should  be  given  up  to  the 
wickedness  of  the  world,  and  that  a  fall  is  coming 
upon  us  all ;  for  he  finds  that  he  and  his  company  are 
the  true  spirit  of  the  nation,  and  the  greater  part  of 
the  nation  too,  who  will  have  liberty  of  conscience  in 
spite  of  this  "  Act  of  Uniformity,"  or  they  will  die, 
and  if  they  may  not  preach  abroad,  they  will  preach  in 
their  own  houses.  He  told  me  that  certainly  Sir  H. 
Yane  must  be  gone  to  heaven,  for  he  died  as  much  a 
martyr  and  saint  as  ever  man  did,  and  that  the  King 
hath  lost  more  by  that  man's  death  than  he  wUl  get 
again  a  good  while.  At  all  which  I  know  not  what  to 
think ;  but,  I  confess,  I  do  think  that  the  bishops  will 
never  be  able  to  carry  it  so  high  as  they  do.  Meeting 
with  Frank  Moore,  my  Lord  Lambeth's  man  formerly, 
we,  and  two  or  three  friends  of  his,  did  go  to  a  tavern ; 
but  one  of  our  company,  a  talking  fellow,  did  in  dis- 
course say  much  of  this  Act  against  seamen,  for  their 
being  brought  to  account,  and  that  it  was  made  on 
purpose  for  my  Lord  Sandwich,  who  was  in  debt 
£100,000,  and  hath  been  forced  to  have  pardon  often- 
times from  Oliver  for  the  same,  at  which  I  was  vexed. 


42  PEPTS'S  DIAET.  [June, 

24th.  At  night  news  is  brought  me  that  Field  the 
rogue  hath  this  day  cast  me  at  Guildhall  in  £30  for 
his  imprisonment,  to  which  I  signed  his  commitment 
with  the  rest  of  the  officers ;  but  they  having  been 
parliament  men,  he  do  begin  the  law  with  me,  but 
threatens  more. 

26th.  Mr.  Nicholson,  my  old  fellow-student  at  Mag- 
dalene come,  and  we  played  three  or  four  things  upon 
the  violin  and  bass. 

27th.  To  my  Lord,  who  rose  as  soon  as  he  heard  I 
was  there,  and  in  his  night-gown  and  shirt  stood 
talking  with  me  alone  two  hours  I  believe,  concerning 
his  greatest  matters  of  state  and  interest.  Among 
other  things,  that  his  greatest  design  is,  first,  to  get 
clear  of  all  debts  to  the  King  for  the  Embassy  money, 
and  then  a  pardon.  Then  to  get  his  land  settled,  and 
then  to  discourse  and  advise  what  is  best  for  him, 
whether  to  keep  his  sea  employment  longer  or  no ;  for 
he  do  discern  that  the  Duke  would  be  willing  to  have 
him  out,  and  that  by  Coventry's  means.  And  here  he 
told  me  how  the  terms  at  Argier  were  wholly  his,  and 
that  he  did  plainly  tell  Lawson  and  agree  with  him, 
that  he  would  have  the  honour  of  them  if  they  should 
ever  be  agreed  to ;  and  that  accordingly  they  did  come 
over  hither  entitled,  "Articles  concluded  on  by  Sir  J. 
Lawson,  according  to  instructions  received  from  His 
Royal  Highness  James,  Duke  of  York,  &c.,  and  from 
His  Excellency  the  Earl  of  Sandwich."  (Which,  how- 
ever, was  more  than  needed;  but  Lawson  teUs  my 


PEPTS'S  DIABT.  48 

Lord  in  his  letter,  that  it  was  not  he,  but  the  Council 
of  War,  that  would  have  "  His  Royal  Highness  "  put 
into  the  title,  though  he  did  not  contribute  one  word  to 
it.)  But  the  Duke  of  York  did  yesterday  propose  them 
to  the  CouncU  to  be  printed  with  this  title :  "  Con- 
cluded on  by  Sir  J.  Lawson,  Knt."  and  my  Lord  quite 
left  out.  Here  I  find  my  Lord  very  politic,  for  he  tells 
me  that  he  discerns  they  design  to  set  up  Lawson  as 
much  as  they  can,  and  that  he  do  counterplot  them  by 
setting  him  up  higher  still,  by  which  they  will  find 
themselves  spoiled  of  their  design,  and  at  last  grow 
jealous  of  Lawson.  This  he  told  me  with  much 
pleasure,  and  that  several  of  the  Duke's  servants,  by 
name  my  Lord  Barkeley,  Mr.  Talbot,  and  others,  had 
complained  to  my  Lord,  of  Coventry,  and  would  have 
him  out.  My  Lord  do  acknowledge  that  his  greatest 
obstacle  is  Coventry.  Ho  did  seem  to  hint  such  a 
question  as  this  :  "  Hitherto  I  have  been  supported  by 
the  King  and  Chancellor  against  the  Duke,  but  what  if 
it  should  come  about  that  it  should  be  the  Duke  and 
Chancellor  against  the  King,"  wliieh,  though  he  said 
it  in  several  plain  words,  yet  I  could  not  fully  under- 
stand it,  but  may  more  hereafter.  My  Lord  did  also 
tell  me,  that  the  Duke  himself  at  Portsmouth  did 
thank  my  Lord  for  aU  his  pains  and  care ;  and  that  he 
perceived  it  must  be  the  old  captains  that  must  do  the 
business,  and  that  the  new  ones  would  spoU  all.  And 
that  my  Lord  did  very  discreetly  tell  the  Duke  (though 
quite  against  his  judgment  and  inclination)  that,  how- 


44  PEPTS'S   DTABY.  IJxme, 

ever,  the  King's  new  captains  ought  to  be  borne  with 
a  little  and  encouraged.  By  which  he  will  oblige  that 
party,  and  prevent,  as  much  as  may  be,  their  envy ;  but 
he  says  certainly  things  will  go  to  rack  if  ever  the  old 
captains  should  be  wholly  out  and  the  new  ones  only 
command. 

I  met  Sir  W.  Pen.  He  told  me  the  day  now  was 
fixed  for  his  going  into  Ireland,  and  that  whereas  I  had 
mentioned  some  service  he  could  do  a  friend  of  mine 
there,  Samuel  Pepys,  he  told  me  he  would  most  readily 
do  what  I  would  command  him. 

28th.  Great  talk  there  is  of  a  fear  of  a  war  with  the 
Dutch,  and  we  have  order  to  pitch  upon  twenty  ships 
to  be  forthwith  set  out ;  but  I  hope  it  is  but  a  scare- 
crow to  the  world,  to  let  them  see  that  we  can  be  ready 
for  them ;  though,  God  knows  !  the  King  is  not  able 
to  set  out  five  ships  at  this  present,  without  great 
difficulty,  we  neither  having  money,  credit,  nor  stores. 

30th.  Told  my  Lady  (Carteret)  how  my  Lady  Fan- 
shaw  is  fallen  out  with  her  only  for  speaking  in  behalf 
of  the  French,  which  my  Lady  wonders  at,  they  having 
been  formerly  like  sisters.  Thence  to  my  house,  where 
I  took  great  pride  to  lead  her  through  the  Court  by  the 
hand,  she  being  very  fine,  and  her  page  carrying  up  her 
train. 

OBSERVATIONS. 

This  I  take  to  be  as  bad  a  juncture  as  ever  I  ob- 
served. The  King  and  his  new  Queen  minding  their 
pleasures  at  Hampton  Court.   AH  people  discontented ; 


1662.1  PEPTS'8  DIABY.  45 

some  that  the  King  do  not  gratify  them  enough,  and 
the  others,  fanatics  of  all  sorts,  that  the  King  do  take 
away  their  liberty  of  conscience  ;  and  the  height  of  the 
bishops,  who  I  fear  will  ruin  all  agaia.  They  do  much 
cry  up  the  manner  of  Sir  H.  Yane's  death,  and  he  de- 
serves it.  Much  clamour  against  the  chimney  money, 
and  the  people  say  they  will  not  pay  it  without  force. 
And  in  the  meantime  like  to  have  war  abroad,  and 
Portugal  to  assist  when  we  have  not  money  to  pay  for 
any  ordinary  layuigs-out  at  home. 

July  2.  Up  while  the  chimes  went  four,  and  so  put 
down  my  journal.  So  to  my  office  to  read  over  such 
instructions  as  concern  the  officers  of  the  Yard,  for  I 
am  much  upon  seeing  into  the  miscarriages  there.  By 
and  by,  by  appointment,  comes  Commissioner  Pett, 
and  then  a  messenger  from  Mr.  Coventry,  who  sits  in 
his  boat  expecting  us.  So  we  down  to  him  at  the 
Tower,  and  there  took  water  all  and  to  Deptf  ord  (he  in 
our  passage  taking  notice  how  much  difference  there  is 
between  the  old  captains  for  obedience  and  order,  and 
the  King's  new  captains,  which  I  am  very  glad  to  hear 
him  confess),  and  there  we  went  into  the  store-house, 
and  viewed  first  the  provisions  there,  and  then  his 
books  (but  Mr.  Davis  himself  was  not  there),  and  I  do 
not  perceive  that  there  is  one-third  of  their  duties  per- 
formed; but  I  perceive,  to  my  great  content,  Mr. 
Coventry  will  have  things  performed.  In  the  evening 
come  Mr.  Lewis  to  me,  and  very  ingeniously  did 
inquire  whether  I  ever  did  look  into  the  business  of  the 


46  PEPYS'S   DIABY.  [July, 

Chest  at  Cliatliam,  and  after  my  readiness  to  be  in- 
formed did  appear  to  him,  he  did  produce  a  paper 
wherein  he  stated  the  government  of  the  Chest  to  me 
and  upon  the  whole  did  tell  me  how  it  hath  ever  been 
abused,  and  to  this  day  is,  and  what  a  meritorious  act 
it  would  be  to  look  after  it,  which  I  am  resolved  to  do 
if  Grod  bless  me,  and  do  thank  him  very  much  for  it. 

3rd.  Dined  with  the  Officers  of  the  Ordnance,  where 
Sir  W.  Compton,  Mr.  O'Neale,  and  other  great  persons 
were.  After  dinner  was  brought  to  Sir  W.  Compton 
a  gun  to  discharge  seven  times,  the  best  of  all  devices 
that  ever  I  saw,  and  very  serviceable  and  not  a  bauble, 
for  it  is  much  approved  of  and  many  thereof  made. 

6th.  To  supper  with  my  Lady  (Sandwich),  who  tells 
me  with  much  trouble  that  my  Lady  Castlemaine  is 
stUl  as  great  with  the  King,  and  tliat  the  King  comes 
as  often  to  her  as  ever  he  did.  Jack  Cole,  my  old 
friend,  found  me  out  at  the  Wardrobe,  and  among 
other  things  he  told  me  that  certainly  most  of  the  chief 
ministers  of  London  would  fling  up  their  livings,  and 
that,  soon  or  late,  the  issue  thereof  would  be  sad  to  the 
King  and  Court. 

8th.  To  the  Wardrobe,  where,  all  alone  with  my 
Lord  above  an  hour ;  and  he  do  seem  still  to  have  his 
old  confidence  in  me,  and  t«lls  me  to  boot  that  Mr. 
Coventry  hath  spoke  of  me  to  him  to  great  advantage, 
wherein  I  am  much  pleased.  By-and-by  comes  in 
Mr.  Coventry  to  visit  my  Lord,  and  so  my  Lord  and 
he  and  I  walked  together  in  the  great  chamber  a  good 


1662.J  PEPYS'S  DIAEY,  47 

while,  and  I  f  oand  him  a  moat  ingenuous  man  and  good 
company. 

16th.  This  day  I  was  told  that  my  Lady  Castlemaine 
(being  quite  fallen  out  with  her  husband)  did  yesterday 
go  away  from  him,  with  aU  her  plate,  jewels,  and  other 
best  things,  and  is  gone  to  Richmond  to  a  brother  of 
hers,  which  I  am  apt  to  think  was  a  design  to  get  out 
of  town,  that  the  King  might  come  at  her  the  better. 

17th.  To  my  office,  and  by-and-by  to  our  sitting, 
where  much  business.  Mr.  Coventry  took  his  leave, 
being  to  go  with  the  Duke  over  for  the  Queen-Mother. 

19th.  In  the  afternoon  I  went  upon  the  river.  It 
raining  hard  upon  the  water,  I  put  ashore  and  sheltered 
myself,  while  the  King  come  by  in  his  barge,  going 
down  towards  the  Downs  to  meet  the  Queen,  the  Duke 
being  gone  yesterday.  But  methought  it  lessened 
my  esteem  of  a  king,  that  he  should  not  be  able  to 
command  the  rain. 

21st.  To  Woolwich  to  the  rope  yard,  and  there  looked 
over  several  sorts  of  hemp,  and  did  fall  upon  my  great 
survey  of  seeing  the  working  and  experiments  of  the 
strength  and  the  charge  in  the  dressing  of  every  sort ; 
and  I  do  think  have  brought  it  to  so  great  a  certainty, 
as  I  have  done  the  King  some  service  in  it,  and  do 
purpose  to  get  it  ready  against  the  Duke's  coming  to 
town,  to  present  to  him.  I  see  it  is  impossible  for  the 
King  to  have  things  done  as  cheap  as  other  men. 

22nd.  I  had  letters  from  the  Downs  from  Mr. 
Coventry,  who  tells  me  of  the  foul  weatlier  they  had 


48  PEPTS'S  DIAET.  [July 

last  Sunday,  that  drove  them  back  from  near  Bologne, 
whither  they  were  going  for  the  Queen,  back  again  to 
the  Downs,  with  the  loss  of  their  cables,  sails,  and 
masts,  but  are  all  safe,  only  my  Lord  Sandwich,  who 
went  before  with  the  yacht,  they  know  not  what  is  be- 
come of  him,  which  do  trouble  me  much ;  but  I  hope 
he  got  ashore  before  the  storm  began,  which  Grod 
grant ! 

23rd.  Much  disturbed,  by  reason  of  the  talk  up  and 
down  the  town,  that  my  Lord  Sandwich  is  lost ;  but  I 
trust  in  God  the  contrary. 

24th.  I  hear,  to  my  great  content,  that  my  Lord 
Sandwich  is  safe  landed  in  France. 

26th.  I  had  a  letter  from  Mr.  Creed,  who  hath 
escaped  narrowly  in  the  King's  yacht,  and  got  safe  to 
the  Downs  after  the  late  storm,  and  he  says  that  there 
the  King  do  tell  him  that  he  is  sure  my  Lord  is  landed 
in  Calais  safe.  This  afternoon  I  went  to  Westminster, 
and  there  hear  that  the  King  and  Queen  intend  to  come 
to  Whitehall  from  Hampton  Court  next  week,  for  aU 
winter.  Thence  to  Mrs.  Sarah,  and  there  looked  over 
my  Lord's  lodgings,  which  are  very  pretty,  and  White- 
hall garden  and  the  bowling-alley  (where  lords  and 
ladies  are  now  at  bowls),  in  brave  condition.  Mrs. 
Sarah  told  me  how  the  falling  out  between  my  Lady 
Castlemaine  and  her  Lord  was  about  christening  of 
the  child  lately,  which  he  would  have,  and  had  done  by 
a  priest,  and  some  days  after,  she  had  it  again 
christened  by  a    minister,   the  King,   and  Lord  of 


1662.]  PEPYS*8  DIASY.  4& 

Oxford,  and  Duchess  of  Suffolk  being  witnesses ;  and 
cliristened  with  a  proviso  that  it  had  not  already  been 
christened.  Since  that  she  left  her  Lord,  carrying 
away  everything  in  the  house  ;  so  much  as  every  dish, 
and  cloth,  and  servant,  but  the  porter.  He  is  gone 
discontented  into  France,  they  say,  to  enter  a  monas- 
tery, and  now  she  is  coming  back  again  to  her  house  in 
King  Street.  But  I  hear  that  the  Queen  did  prick  her 
out  of  the  list  presented  her  by  the  King,  desiring  that 
she  might  have  that  favour  done  her,  or  that  he  would 
send  her  from  whence  she  come ;  and  that  the  King  was 
angry  and  the  Queen  discontented  a  whole  day  and 
night  upon  it,  but  that  the  King  hath  promised  to  have 
nothing  to  do  with  her  hereafter.  But  I  cannot  believe 
that  the  King  can  fling  her  ofB  so,  he.  loving  her  too 
well ;  and  so  I  wrote  this  night  to  my  Lady  to  be  my 
opinion ;  she  calling  her  my  lady,  and  the  lady  I  admire. 
Here  I  find  that  my  Lord  hath  lost  the  garden  to  his 
lodgings,  and  that  it  is  turning  into  a  tennis  court. 

27th.  I  to  walk  in  the  Park,  which  is  now  every  day 
more  and  more  pleasant,  by  the  new  works  upon  it. 

28th.  "Walked  to  the  water-side,  and  there  took  boat 
for  the  Tower ;  hearing  that  the  Queen-Mother  is  come 
this  morning  already  as  high  as  "Woolwich :  and  th^t 
my  Lord  Sandwich  was  with  her ;  at  which  my  heart 
was  glad. 

30th.  By  water  to  "Wliitehall,  and  there  waited  upon 
my  Lord  Sandwich ;  and  joyed  him,  at  his  lodgings, 
of  his  safe  coming  home  after  all  his  danger,  which  he 


60  PEPYS'S  DIABY.  fAugust, 

eonf  esses  to  be  rery  great.  And  his  people  do  tell  me 
how  bravely  my  Lord  did  carry  himself,  while  my  Lord 
Crofts  did  cry ;  and  I  perceive  all  the  town  talk  how 
poorly  he  carried  himself.  But  the  best  was  one  of 
Mr.  Rawlins  a  courtier,  that  was  'with  my  Lord ;  and 
in  the  greatest  danger  cried,  "  My  Lord,  I  won't  g^ve 
you  three-pence  for  your  place  now."  But  all  ends  in 
the  honour  of  the  pleasure-boats ;  which,  had  they  not 
been  very  good  boats,  they  could  never  have  endured 
the  sea  as  they  did. 

31st.  At  noon  Mr.  Coventry  and  I  by  his  coach  to 
the  Exchange  together ;  and  in  Lombard  Street  met 
Captn.  Browne  of  the  Rosebush,  at  which  he  was  cruel 
angry ;  and  did  threaten  to  go  to-day  to  the  Duke  at 
Hampton  Coujt,  and  get  him  turned  out  because  he 
was  not  sailed. 

August  3.  This  day  Commissioner  Pett  told  me  how 
despicable  a  thing  it  is  to  be  a  hangman  in  Poland, 
although  it  be  a  place  of  credit.  And  that,  in  his 
time  there  was  some  repairs  to  be  made  of  the  gallows 
there,  which  was  very  fine  of  stone ;  but  nobody  could 
be  got  to  mend  it  till  the  Burgomaster,  or  Mayor  of 
the  town,  with  all  the  companies  of  those  trades  which 
were  necessary  to  be  used  about  those  repairs,  did  go 
in  their  habits  with  flags,  in  solemn  procession  to  the 
place,  and  there  the  Burgomaster  did  give  the  first 
blow  with  the  hammer  upon  tlie  wooden  work ;  and  the 
rest  of  the  Masters  of  the  Companies  upon  the  works 
belonging  to  their  trades ;  that  so  workmen  might  not 


1662.]  PEPYS'S  DIAHY.  51 

be  ashamed  to  be  employed  upon  doing  of  the  gallows 
works. 

6tli.  By  water  to  Whitehall ;  and  so  to  St.  James's ; 
but  there  found  Mr.  Coventry  gone  to  Hampton  Court. 
So  to  my  Lord's ;  and  he  is  also  gone.  This  being  a 
great  day  at  the  Council  about  some  business  before  the 
King.  Here  Mr.  Pierce  the  surgeon,  told  me  how  Mr. 
Edward  Montagu  hath  lately  had  a  duel  with  Mr. 
Cholmely,  that  is  first  gentleman-usher  to  the  Queen, 
and  was  a  messenger  to  her  from  the  King  of  Por- 
tugal, and  is  a  fine  gentleman ;  but  had  received  many 
affronts  from  Mr.  Montagu,  and  some  unkindness  from 
my  Lord,  upon  his  score  (for  which  I  am  sorry).  He 
proved  too  hard  for  Montagu,  and  drove  him  so  far 
backward  that  he  fell  into  a  ditch,  and  dropped  his 
sword,  but  with  honour  would  take  no  advautage  over 
him ;  but  did  give  him  his  life.  And  the  world  says 
Mr.  Montagu  did  carry  himself  very  poorly  in  the 
business,  and  hath  lost  his  honour  for  ever  with  all 
people  in  it.  This  afternoon  Mr.  "VVaith  was  with  me, 
and  did  teU  me  much  concerning  the  Cliest,  which  I  am 
resolved  to  look  into ;  and  I  perceive  he  is  sensible  of 
Sir  W.  Batten's  carriage ;  and  is  pleased  to  see  any- 
thing work  against  him. 

8th.  Dined  with  Mr.  Falconer;  thence  we  walked 
talking  all  the  way  to  Greenwich,  and  I  do  find  ex- 
cellent discourse  from  him.  Among  other  things,  his 
rule  of  suspecting  every  man  that  proposes  anything 
to  him  to  be  a  knave,  or  at  least,  to  have  some  ends  of 


52  tEPTS's  BIAEY.  [August, 

his  own  in  it.  Being  led  thereto  by  the  story  of  Sir 
John  Millicent,  that  would  have  had  a  patent  from 
King  James  for  every  man  to  have  had  leave  to  have 
given  him  a  shilling;  and  that  he  might  take  it  of 
every  man  that  had  a  mind  to  give  it ;  and  what  he 
would  do  to  them  that  would  not  give  him.  He  an- 
swered, he  would  not  force  them ;  but  that  they  should 
come  to  the  Council  of  State,  to  give  a  reason  why 
they  would  not.  Another  rule  is  a  proverb  that  he 
hath  been  taught,  which  is  that  a  man  that  cannot  sit 
still  in  his  chamber  (the  reason  of  which  I  did  not 
understand),  and  he  that  cannot  say  no  (that  is,  that  is 
of  so  good  a  nature  that  he  canuot  deny  anything,  or 
cross  another  in  doing  anything),  is  not  fit  for  business. 
The  last  of  which  is  a  very  great  fault  of  mine,  which 
I  must  amend  in. 

9th.  Mr.  Coventry  and  I  alone  sat  at  the  office  all 
the  morning  upon  business.  And  so  to  dinner  to 
Trinity  House,  and  thence  by  his  coach  towards 
Whitehall ;  but  there  being  a  stop  at  the  Savoy,  we 
light  and  took  warter,  and  my  Lord  Sandwich  being 
out  of  town,  we  parted  there. 

10th.  I  walked  to  St.  Dunstan's,  the  church  being 
now  finished ;  and  here  I  heard  Dr.  Bates,  who  made 
a  most  eloquent  sermon ;  and  I  am  sorry  I  have  hitherto 
had  so  low  an  opinion  of  the  man,  for  I  have  not  heard 
a  neater  sermon  a  great  while,  and  more  to  my  content. 
My  uncle  Fenner  told  me  the  new  service  book  (which 
is  now  lately  come  forth)  was  laid  upon  their  desk  at 


PEPTS'S  DIABT.  53 

St.  Sepulchre's  for  Mr.  George  to  read ;  but  he  laid  it 
aside,  and  would  not  meddle  with  it ;  and  I  perceive 
the  Presbyters  do  all  prepare  to  give  over  all  against 
Bartholomewtide.  Mr.  Herring,  being  lately  turned 
out  at  St.  Bride's,  did  read  the  psalm  to  the  people 
while  they  sung  at  Dr.  Bates's,  which  methought  is  a 
strange  turn.  After  dinner  to  St.  Bride's,  and  there 
heard  one  Carpenter,  an  old  man,  who  they  say  hath 
been  a  Jesuit  priest,  and  is  come  over  to  us ;  but  he 
preached  very  well.  Mr.  Calamy  hath  taken  his  fare- 
well this  day  of  his  people,  and  others  will  do  so  the 
next  Sunday.  Mr.  Turner  the  draper,  I  hear  •  is 
knighted,  made  Alderman,  and  pricked  for  Sheriff, 
with  Sir  Thomas  Bludworth,  for  the  next  year,  by  the 
King,  and  so  are  called  with  great  honour  the  King's 
Sheriffs. 

13th.  Up  early,  and  to  my  office.  By-and-by  we 
met  on  purpose  to  inquire  into  the  business  of  flag- 
makers,  where  I  am  the  person  that  do  chiefly  manage 
the  business  against  them  on  the  King's  part ;  and  I  do 
find  it  the  greatest  cheat  that  I  have  yet  found,  they 
having  eightpence  per  yard  allowed  them  by  pretence 
of  a  contract,  where  no  such  thing  appears ;  and  it  is 
threepence  more  than  was  formerly  paid,  and  than  I 
now  offer  the  board  to  have  them  done.  To  Lambeth, 
and  there  saw  the  little  pleasure-boat  in  building  by 
the  King,  my  Lord  Brunkard,  and  the  virtuosoes  of  the 
town,  according  to  new  lines,  which  Mr.  Pett  cries  up 
mightily,  but  how  it  will  prove  we  shall  soon  see. 


54  PEPTS'S  DIAHY.  [August, 

14th.  Commissioner  Pett  and  I  being  invited,  went  by 
Sir  John  Winter's  coach  sent  for  us,  to  the  Mitre,  in 
Fenchurch  Street,  to  a  venison-pasty,  where  I  found 
him  a  very  worthy  man,  and  good  discourse.  Most  of 
which  was  concerning  the  Forest  of  Dean,  and  the 
timber  there,  and  iron  works  with  their  great  antiquity, 
and  the  vast  heaps  of  cinders  which  they  find,  and  are 
now  of  great  value,  being  necessary  for  the  making  of 
iron  at  this  day,  and  without  which  they  cannot  work ; 
with  the  age  of  many  trees  there  left  at  a  great  fall  in 
Edward  the  Third's  time,  by  the  name  of  forbid-trees, 
which  at  this  day,  are  called  vorbid  trees. 

15th.  I  went  to  Paul's  Church  Yard  to  my  book- 
seller's, and  there  I  hear  that  next  Sunday  will  be  the 
last  of  a  great  many  Presbyterian  ministers  in  town, 
who  I  hear,  will  give  up  all.  I  pray  God  the  issue 
may  be  good,  for  the  discontent  is  great.  My  mind 
well  pleased  with  a  letter  that  I  found  at  home  from 
Mr.  Coventry,  expressing  his  satisfaction  in  a  letter  I 
wrote  last  night  and  sent  him  this  morning  to  be  cor- 
rected by  him  in  order  to  its  sending  down  to  all  the 
Yards  as  a  charge  to  them. 

17th.  This  being  the  last  Sunday  that  the  Presby- 
terians are  to  preach  unless  they  read  the  New  Common 
Prayer  and  renounce  the  Covenant,  I  had  a  mind  to 
hear  Dr.  Bates's  farewell  sermon ;  and  walked  to  St. 
Dunstan's,  where,  it  not  being  seven  o'clock  yet,  the 
doors  were  not  open ;  and  so  I  walked  an  hour  in  the 
Temple  Garden.     At  eight  o'clock  I  went  and  crowded 


1662.]  PBPTS'S  DIABY.  55 

in  at  a  back  door  among  others,  the  churcli  being  half- 
full  almost  before  any  doors  were  open  publicly ;  and 
so  got  into  the  gallery,  beside  the  pulpit,  and  heard 

very  weU.    His  text  was,  "  Now  the  God  of  Peace ," 

the  last  Hebrews,  and  the  20th  verse;  he  making  a  very 
good  sermon,  and  very  little  reflections  in  it  to  any- 
thing of  the  times.  To  Madam  Turner's,  and  dined 
with  her.  She  had  heard  Parson  Herring  take  his 
leave,  though  he,  by  reading  so  much  of  the  Common 
Prayer  as  he  did,  hath  cast  himself  out  of  the  good 
opinion  of  both  sides.  After  dinner  to  St,  Dunstan's 
again ;  and  the  church  quite  crowded  before  I  come, 
which  was  just  at  one  o'clock;  but  I  got  into  the 
gallery  again,  but  stood  in  a  crowd.  He  pursued  his 
text  again  very  well,  and  only  at  the  conclusion  told  us, 
after  this  manner  :  "  I  do  believe  that  many  of  you  do 
expect  that  I  should  say  something  to  you  in  reference 
to  the  time,  this  being  the  last  time  that  possibly  I 
may  appear  liere.  You  know  it  is  not  my  manner 
to  speak  anything  in  the  pulpit  that  is  extraneous  to 
my  t.ext  and  business ;  yet  this  I  shall  say,  that  it  is 
not  my  opinion,  fashion  or  humour,  that  keeps  me  from 
complying  with  what  is  required  of  us ;  but  something 
after  much  prayer,  discourse,  and  study,  yet  remains 
unsatisfied,  and  commands  me  herein.  Wherefore,  if 
it  is  my  unhappiness  not  to  receive  such  an  illumination 
as  should  direct  me  to  do  otherwise,  I  know  no  reason 
why  men  should  not  pardon  me  in  this  world,  as  I  am 
confident  God  will  pardon  me  for  it  in  the  next."    And 


56  PEPYS'S   DIAET.  (.A-ugost, 

SO  he  concluded.  Parson  Herring  read  a  psalm  and 
chapters  before  sermon ;  and  one  was  the  chapter  in 
the  Acts,  where  the  story  of  Ananias  and  Sapphira  is. 
And  after  he  had  done,  says  he,  "  This  is  just  the  case 
of  England  at  present.  God  He  bids  us  to  preach,  and 
men  bid  us  not  to  preach ;  and  if  we  do,  we  are  to  be 
imprisoned  and  further  punished.  All  that  I  can  say 
to  it  is,  that  I  beg  your  prayers,  and  the  prayers  of  all 
good  Christians,  for  us."  This  was  all  the  exposition 
he  made  of  the  chapter  in  these  very  words,  and  no 
more.  I  was  much  pleased  with  Bates's  manner  of 
bringing  in  the  Lord's  Prayer  after  his  own ;  thus,  "In 
whose  comprehensive  words  we  sum  up  all  our  im- 
perfect desires,  saying,  '  Our  Father,' "  etc.  I  hear 
most  of  the  Presbyters  took  their  leaves  to-day,  and 
that  the  City  is  much  dissatisfied  with  it.  I  pray  God 
keep  peace  among  men  in  their  rooms,  or  else  all  will 
fly  a-pieces ;  for  bad  ones  will  not  go  down  with  the 
City. 

18th.  Mr.  Deane  of  Woolwich  and  I  rode  into  Walt- 
ham  Forest,  and  there  we  saw  many  trees  of  the  King's 
a-hewing ;  and  he  showed  me  the  whole  mystery  of  off 
square,  wherein  the  King  is  abused  in  the  timber  that 
he  buys,  which  I  shall  with  much  pleasure  be  able  to 
correct.  We  rode  to  Illf  ord,  and  there,  while  dinner 
was  getting  ready,  he  and  I  practised  measuring  of 
the  tables  and  other  things  till  I  did  understand 
measure  of  timber  and  board  very  well. 

19th.  At  the  office ;  and  Mr.  Coventry  did  tell  us 


1662,]  PEPTS'S  DIAET,  67 

of  the  duel  between  Mr.  Jermyn,  nephew  to  mj  Lord 
St.  Alban's,  and  Colonel  Giles  Rawlins,  the  latter  of 
whom  is  killed,  and  the  first  mortally  wounded,  as 
it  is  thought.  They  fought  against  Captain  Thomas 
Howard,  my  Lord  Carlisle's  brother,  and  another 
unknown ;  who,  they  say,  had  armour  on  that  they  could 
not  be  hurt,  so  that  one  of  their  swords  went  up  to 
the  hilt  against  it.  They  had  horses  ready,  and  are 
fled.  But  what  is  most  strange,  Howard  sent  one 
challenge  before,  but  they  could  not  meet  tUl  yester- 
day at  the  old  Pall  Mall  at  St.  James's,  and  he  would 
not  to  the  last  teU  Jermyn  what  the  quarrel  was ;  nor 
do  anybody  know.  The  Court  is  much  concerned  in 
this  fray,  and  I  am  glad  of  it ;  hoping  that  it  will 
cause  some  good  laws  against  it.  After  sitting,  Sir  G. 
Carteret  did  tell  me  how  he  had  spoke  of  me  to  my 
Lord  Chancellor,  and  that  if  my  Lord  Sandwich  would 
ask  my  Lord  Chancellor,  he  should  know  what  he  had 
said  of  me  to  him  to  my  advantage. 

20th.  To  my  Lord  Sandwich,  whom  I  found  in  bed. 
Among  other  talk  he  do  tell  me  that  he  hath  put  me 
into  commission  with  a  great  many  great  persons  in 
the  business  of  Tangier,  which  is  a  very  great  honour 
to  me,  and  may  be  of  good  concernment  to  me.  By- 
and-by  comes  in  Mr.  Coventry  to  us,  whom  my  Lord 
tells  that  he  is  also  put  into  the  commission,  and  that 
I  am  there,  of  which  he  said  he  was  glad ;  and  did  tell 
my  Lord  that  I  was  indeed  the  life  of  this  office,  and 
much    more  to  my  commendation  beyond   measure. 


68  PEPTS'S  DIAEY.  [August, 

And  ttat,  whereas  before  he  did  bear  me  respect  for  his 
sake,  so  he  do  it  now  much  more  for  my  own ;  which 
is  a  great  blessing  to  me.  Sir  G.  Carteret  having  told 
me  what  he  did  yesterday  concerning  his  speaking  to 
my  Lord  Chancellor  about  me.  So  that  on  all  hands, 
by  God's  blessing,  I  find  myself  a  very  rising  man. 
By-and-by  comes  my  Lord  Peterborough  in,  with 
whom  we  talked  a  good  while,  and  he  is  going  to- 
morrow toward  Tangier  again.  I  perceive  there  is  yet 
good  hopes  of  peace  with  Guyland,  which  is  of  great 
concernment  to  Tangier. 

23rd.  Mr.  Coventry  and  I  did  walk  together  a  great 
while  in  the  Garden,  where  he  did  tell  me  his  mind 
about  Sir  G.  Carteret's  having  so  much  the  command 
of  the  money,  which  must  be  removed.  And  indeed  it 
is  the  bane  of  all  our  business.  He  observed  to  me 
also,  how  Sir  W.  Batten  begins  to  struggle  and  to 
look  after  his  business.  I  also  put  him  upon  getting 
an  order  from  the  Duke  for  our  inquiries  into  the 
Chest,  which  he  will  see  done. 

Mr.  Creed  and  I  walked  down  to  the  Tylt  Tard, 
and  so  all  along  Thames  Street,  but  could  not  get  a 
boat ;  I  offered  eight  shillings  f oi;  a  boat  to  attend  me 
this  afternoon,  and  they  would  not,  it  being  the  day 
of  the  Queen's  coming  to  town  from  Hampton  Court. 
So  we  fairly  walked  it  to  Whitehall,  and  through  my 
Lord's  lodgings  we  got  into  Whitehall  garden,  and  so 
to  the  Bowling-green,  and  up  to  the  top  of  the  new 
Banqueting   House   there,   over  the    Thames,  which 


1662.]  PEPYS'S  DIARY.  59 

was  a  most  pleasant  place  as  any  I  could  have  got ; 
and  aU  the  show  consisted  chiefly  in  the  number  of 
boats  and  barges ;  and  two  pageants,  one  of  a  King, 
and  another  of  a  Queen,  with  her  Maids  of  Honour 
sitting  at  her  feet  very  prettily ;  and  they  tell  me  the 
Queen  is  Sir  Richard  Ford's  daughter.  Anon  come 
the  King  and  Queen  in  a  barge  under  a  canopy  with 
1000  barges  and  boats  I  know,  for  we  could  see  no 
water  for  them,  nor  discern  the  King  nor  Queen. 
And  so  they  landed  at  WJiitehall  Bridge,  and  the 
great  g^ns  on  the  other  side  went  off.  But  that 
which  pleased  me  best  was,  that  my  Lady  Castlemaine 
stood  over  against  us  upon  a  piece  of  Whitehall.  But 
methought  it  was  strange  to  see  her  Lord  and  her 
upon  the  same  place  walking  up  and  down  without 
taking  notice  one  of  another,  only  at  first  entry  he 
put  off  his  hat,  and  she  made  him  a  very  civil  salute, 
but  afterwards  took  no  notice  one  of  another;  but 
both  of  them  now  and  then  would  take  their  child, 
which  the  nurse  held  in  her  arms,  and  dandle  it.  One 
thing  more ;  there  happened  a  scaffold  below  to  fall, 
and  we  feared  some  hurt,  but  there  was  none,  but  she 
of  all  the  great  ladies  only  run  down  among  the 
conunon  rabble  to  see  what  hurt  was  done,  and  did 
take  care  of  a  child  that  received  some  little  hurt, 
which  methought  was  so  noble.  Anon  there  come  one 
there  booted  and  spurred  that  she  talked  along  with. 
And  by-and-by,  she  being  in  her  hair,  she  put  on  his 
hat,  which  was  but  an  ordinary  one,  to  keep  the  wind 


60  PBPTS'S  DIABT  [September, 

off.  But  it  became  her  mightily,  as  every  tUng  else 
do. 

24tli.  Walked  to  my  uncle  "Wight's:  here  I  staid 
supper,  and  much  company  there  was ;  among  others, 
Dr.  Burnett,  Mr.  Cole  the  lawyer,  Mr.  Rawlinson,  and 
Mr.  Sutton.  Among  other  things  they  tell  me  that 
there  hath  been  a  disturbance  in  a  church  in  Friday- 
street  ;  a  great  many  young  people  knotting  together 
and  crying  out  "Porridge,"  often  and  seditiously  in 
the  Church,  and  they  took  the  Common  Prayer  Book, 
they  say,  away  ;  and,  some  say,  did  tear  it ;  but  it  is  a 
thing  which  appears  to  me  very  ominous.  I  pray  God 
avert  it. 

Slst.  To  Mr.  Rawlinson's,  and  there  supped  with 
him.  Our  discourse  of  the  discontents  that  are 
abroad,  among,  and  by  reason  of  the  Presbyters. 
Some  were  clapped  up  to-day,  and  strict  watch  is 
kept  in  the  City  by  the  train-bands,  and  abettors  of 
a  plot  are  taken.  God  preserve  us,  for  all  these 
things  bode  very  ill. 

September  1.  With  Sir  W.  Batten  and  Sir  W.  Pen 
by  coach  to  St.  James's,  this  being  the  first  day  of 
our  meeting  there  by  the  Duke's  order ;  but  when  we 
come,  we  found  him  going  out  by  coach  with  his 
Duchess,  and  he  told  us  he  was  to  go  abroad  with  the 
Queen  to-day  (to  Durdan's,  it  seems,  to  dine  with  my 
Lord  Barkeley,  where  I  have  been  very  merry  whon  I 
was  a  little  boy ) ;  so  we  went  and  staid  a  little 
at    Mr.    Coventry's    chamber,    and    I    to    my    Lord 


1C62.]  PEPYS'S  DIABT,  61 

Sandwich's,  who  is  gone  to  wait  upon  the  King  and 
Queen  to-day. 

Sept.  3.  Mr.  Coventry  told  us  how  the  Fanatics 
and  Presbyters,  that  did  intend  to  rise  about  this  time, 
did  choose  this  day  as  the  most  auspicious  to  them  in 
their  endeavours  against  monarchy :  it  being  fatal 
twice  to  the  King,  and  the  day  of  Oliver's  death. 
But,  blessed  be  God  !  all  is  likely  to  be  quiet  I  hope. 
Dr.  Fairbrother  tells  me,  what  I  heard  confirmed 
since,  that  it  was  fully  resolved  by  the  King's  new 
Council  that  an  indulgence  should  be  granted  the 
Presbyters ;  but  upon  the  Bishop  of  London's  speech 
(who  is  now  one  of  the  most  powerful  men  in  England 
with  the  King),  their  minds  were  wholly  turned.  And 
it  is  said  that  my  Lord  Albemarle  did  oppose  him 
most;  but  that  I  do  believe  is  only  an  appearance. 
He  told  me  also  that  most  of  the  Presbyters  now 
begin  to  wish  they  had  complied,  now  they  see  that 
no  indulgence  will  be  granted  them,  which  they  hoped 
for ;  and  that  the  Bishop  of  London  hath  taken  good 
care  that  places  are  supplied  with  very  good  and  able 
men,  which  is  the  only  thing  that  will  keep  aU  quiet. 

4th.  At  noon  to  the  Trinity  House,  where  we 
treated,  very  dearly  I  believe,  the  officers  of  the 
Ordnance ;  where  was  Sir  W.  Compton  and  the 
Lieutenant  of  the  Tower.  We  had  much  and  good 
music.  Sir  Wm.  Compton  I  heard  talk  with  great 
pleasure  of  the  difference  between  the  fleet  now  and  in 
Queen  Elizabeth's  days ;   where  in  88,  she  had  but 


62  PEPYS'S  DIARY.  [Septemlier, 

36  sail  great  and  small,  in  the  world ;  and  ten  ronnds 
of  powder  was  their  allowance  at  that  time  against  the 
Spaniard. 

5th.  By  water  to  Woolwich:  in  my  way  saw  the 
yacht  lately  built  by  our  virtuosoes  (my  Lord  Brank- 
ard  and  others,  with  the  help  of  Commissioner  Pett, 
also),  set  out  from  Greenwich  with  the  little  Dutch 
bezan,  to  try  for  mastery ;  and  before  they  got  to 
"Woolwich  the  Dutch  beat  them  half-a-mile  (and  I 
hear  this  afternoon,  that,  in  coming  home,  it  got  above 
three  miles ) ;  which  all  our  people  are  glad  of.  To  Mr. 
Bland's,  the  merchant,  by  invitation ;  where  I  found 
all  the  officers  of  the  Customs,  very  grave,  fine  gentle- 
men, and  I  am  very  glad  to  know  them;  viz. — Sir 
Job  Harvy,  Sir  John  Wolstenholme,  Sir  John  Jacob, 
Sir  Nicholas  Crisp,  Sir  John  Harrison,  and  Sir  John 
Shaw :  very  good  company.  And  among  other  dis- 
course, some  was  of  Sir  Jerome  Bowes,  Embassador 
from  Queen  Elizabeth  to  the  Emperor  of  Russia ; 
who,  because  some  of  the  noblemen  there  would  go 
up-stairs  to  the  Emperor  before  him,  he  would  not  go 
up  till  the  Emperor  had  ordered  those  two  men  to  be 
dragged  down-stairs  with  their  heads  knocking  upon 
every  stair  till  they  were  killed.  And  when  he  was 
come  up,  they  demanded  his  sword  of  him  before  he 
entered  the  room.  He  told  them,  if  they  would  have 
his  sword,  they  should  have  his  boots  too.  And  so 
caused  his  boots  to  be  pulled  off,  and  his  night-gown 
and  night-cap  and  slippers  to  be  sent  for ;  and  made 


1662]  PEPYS'S  DIABY.  63 

the  Emperor  stay  till  he  could  go  in  his  night-dress, 
since  he  might  not  go  as  a  soldier.  And  lastly,  when 
the  Emperor  in  contempt,  to  show  his  command  of  his 
subjects,  did  command  one  to  leap  from  the  window 
down  and  broke  his  neck  in  the  sight  of  our  Ambas- 
sador, he  replied  that  his  mistress  did  set  more  by, 
and  did  make  better  use  of  the  necks  of  her  subjects : 
but  said,  tliat,  to  show  what  her  subjects  would  do 
for  her  he  would,  and  did  fling  down  his  gauntlet 
before  the  Emperor ;  and  challenged  all  the  nobility 
there  to  take  it  up  in  defence  of  the  Emperor  against 
his  Queen ;  for  which,  at  this  very  day  the  name  of 
Sir  Jerome  Bowes  is  famous  and  honoured  there.  I 
this  day  heard  that  Mr.  Martin  Noell  is  knighted  by 
the  King,  which  I  much  wonder  at;  but  yet  he  is 
certainly  a  very  useful  man. 

7th.  Home  with  Mr.  Fox  and  his  lady;  and  there 
dined  with  them.  Most  of  our  discourse  was  what 
ministers  are  flung  out  that  will  not  conform  :  and  the 
care  of  the  Bishop  of  London  that  we  are  here  sup- 
plied with  very  good  men.  Meeting  Mr.  Pierce  the 
surgeon,  he  took  me  into  Somerset  House ;  and 
there  carried  me  into  the  Queen-Mother's  presence- 
chamber,  where  she  was  with  our  own  Queen  sitting 
on  her  left  hand  (whom  I  did  never  see  before ) ;  and 
though  she  be  not  very  charming,  yet  she  hath  a  good, 
modest,  and  innocent  look,  which  is  pleasing.  Here 
I  also  saw  Madam  Castlemaine,  and,  which  pleased  me 
most,  Mr.  Ci'ofts,  the  King's  bastard,  a  most  pretty 


64  PEPTS'S  DIAET.  [September, 

spark  of  about  15  years  old,  who,  I  perceive,  do  hang 
much  upon  my  Lady  Castlemaine,  and  is  always  with 
her  :  and,  I  hear,  the  Queens  both  are  mighty  kind  to 
him.  By-and-by  in  comes  the  King,  and  anon  the 
Duke  and  his  Duchess ;  so  that,  they  being  all  to- 
gether, was  such  a  sight  as  I  never  could  almost  have 
happened  to  see  with  so  much  ease  and  leisure.  They 
staid  till  it  was  dark,  and  then  went  away ;  the  King 
and  his  Queen,  and  my  Lady  Castlemaine  and  young 
Crofts  in  one  coach,  and  the  rest  in  other  coaches. 
Here  were  great  stores  of  great  ladies,  but  very  few 
handsome.  The  King  and  Queen  were  very  merry ; 
and  he  would  have  made  the  Queen-Mother  believe 
that  his  Queen  was  with  child,  and  said  that  she  said  so. 
And  the  young  Queen  answered,  "  You  lie ; "  which 
was  the  first  English  word  that  I  ever  heard  her  say ; 
which  made  the  King  good  sport ;  and  he  would  have 
made  her  say  in  English,  "  Confess  and  be  hanged." 

8th.  With  Mr.  Coventry  to  the  Duke  ;  who,  after  he 
was  out  of  his  bed,  did  send  for  us  in ;  and,  when  he 
was  quite  ready,  took  us  into  his  closet,  and  there  told 
us  that  he  do  intend  to  renew  the  old  custom  for  the 
Admirals  to  have  their  principal  officers  to  meet  them 
once  a-woek,  to  give  them  an  account  what  they  have 
done  that  week;  which  I  am  glad  of:  and  so  the 
rest  did  tell  His  Royal  Highness  that  I  could  do  it 
best  for  the  time  past.  And  so  I  produced  my  short 
notes,  and  did  give  him  an  account  of  all  that  we  have 
of  late  done ;  and  proposed  to  him  several  things  for 


1662.]  PEPYS'S   DIABT.  65 

his  commands,  wMcli  he  did  give  ns,  and  so  dismissed 
us. 

12th.  This  day,  by  letters  from  my  father,  I  hear 
that  Captain  Ferrers,  who  is  with  my  Lord  in  the 
country,  was  at  Brampton  (with  Mr.  Creed),  to  see 
him :  and  that  a  day  or  two  ago,  being  provoked  to 
strike  one  of  my  Lord's  footmen,  the  footman  drew 
his  sword,  and  hath  almost  cut  the  fingers  of  one 
of  his  hands  off;  which  I  am  very  sorry  for;  but 
this  is  the  vanity  of  being  apt  to  command  and 
strike. 

14th.  To  Whitehall  chapel,  where  sermon  almost 
done,  and  I  heard  Captain  Cooke's  new  music.  This  the 
first  day  of  having  viols  and  other  instruments  to  play 
a  symphony  between  every  verse  of  the  anthems ;  but 
the  music  more  full  than  it  was  the  last  Sunday,  and 
very  fine  it  is.  But  yet  I  could  discern  Captain  Cooke 
to  overdo  his  part  at  singing,  which  I  never  did  before. 
Thence  up  into  the  Queen's  presence,  and  there  saw 
the  Queen  again  as  I  did  last  Sunday,  and  some  fine 
ladies  with  her ;  but,  my  troth,  not  many.  Thence  to 
Sir  Gr.  Carteret's. 

15th.  By  water  with  Sir  Wm.  Pen  to  WhitehaU ; 
and,  with  much  ado,  was  fain  to  walk  over  the  piles 
through  the  bridge,  while  Sir  W.  Batten  and  Sir  J. 
Minnes  were  aground  against  the  bridge,  and  could 
not  in  a  great  while  get  through.  At  Whitehall  we 
hear  that  the  Duke  of  York  is  gone  a  hunting  to-day ; 
and  so  we  returned :  they  going  to  the  Dnke  of  Albe- 
c— 41 


66  PEPYS'S  DIARY.  [September, 

marle's,  where  I  left  them  (after  I  had  observed  a  very 
good  picture  or  two  there). 

18th.  At  noon  Sir  G.  Carteret,  Mr.  Coventry,  and  I 
by  invitation  to  dinner  to  Sheriff  Maynell's,  the  great 
money-man ;  he.  Alderman  Backewell,  and  much  noble 
and  brave  company,  with  the  privilege  of  their  rare 
discourse,  which  is  great  content  to  mo  above  all  other 
things  in  the  world.  And  after  a  great  dinner  and 
much  discourse,  we  took  leave.  Among  other  discourses, 
speaking  conc(!ruing  the  great  charity  used  in  Catholic 
countries,  Mr.  Ashburnliam  did  tell  us,  that  this  last 
year,  there  being  great  want  of  com  in  Paris,  and  so  a 
collection  made  for  the  jjoor,  there  were  two  pearls 
brought  in  nobody  knew  from  whom  (till  the  Queen, 
seeing  them,  knew  whose  they  were,  but  did  not  dis- 
cover it),  which  were  sold  for  200,000  crowns. 

21st  (Lord's  day).  To  the  Park.  The  Queen  coming 
by  in  her  coach,  going  to  her  chapel  at  St.  James's  (the 
first  time  it  hath  been  ready  for  her,  I  crowded  after 
her,  and  I  got  up  to  the  room  where  her  closet  is ;  and 
there  stood  and  saw  the  fine  altar,  ornaments,  and  the 
friars  in  their  habits,  and  the  priests  come  in  with  their 
fine  crosses  and  many  other  fine  things.  I  heard  their 
music  too ;  which  may  be  good,  but  it  did  not  appear 
so  to  me,  neither  as  to  their  manner  of  singing,  nor 
was  it  good  concord  to  my  ears,  whatever  the  matter 
was.  The  Queen  very  devout :  but  what  pleased  me 
best  was  to  see  my  dear  Lady  Castlemaine,  who,  though 
a  Protestant,  did  wait  upon  the  Queen  to  chapel.     By- 


1662.]  pbpyb's  diaby.  67 

and-by,  after  mass  was  done,  a  friar  with  his  cowl  did 
rise  up  and  preach  a  sermon  in  Portuguese ;  which  I 
not  understanding,  did  go  away,  and  to  the  King's 
chapel,  but  that  was  done ;  and  so  up  to  the  Queen's 
presence-chamber,  where  she  and  the  King  was  expected 
to  dine :  but  she  staying  at  St.  James's,  they  were 
forced  to  remove  the  things  to  the  King's  presence ; 
and  there  he  dined  alone. 

23rd.  Sir  G.  Carteret  told  me  how  in  most  cabarets 
in  France  they  have  written  upon  the  walls  in  fair 
letters  to  be  read  "  Dieu  te  regarde,"  as  a  good  lesson 
to  be  in  every  man's  mind,  and  have  also  in  Holland 
their  poor's  box ;  in  both  which  places  at  the  making 
all  contracts  and  bargains  they  give  so  much,  which 
they  caU  God's  penny. 

24th.  To  my  Lord  Crewe's,  and  there  dined  alone 
with  him,  and  among  other  things,  he  do  advise  me  by 
all  means  to  keep  my  Lord  Sandwich  from  i)roceeding 
too  far  in  the  business  of  Tangier.  First,  for  that  he 
is  confident  the  King  will  not  be  able  to  find  money 
for  the  building  the  Mole ;  and  next,  for  that  it  is  to  be 
done  as  we  propose  it  by  the  reducing  of  the  garrison ; 
and  then  either  my  Lord  must  oppose  the  Duke  of 
York,  who  will  have  the  Irish  regiment  under  the 
command  of  Fitzgerald  continued,  or  else  my  Lord 
Peterborough,  who  is  concerned  to  have  the  English 
continued,  but  he,  it  seems,  is  gone  back  again  merely 
upon  my  Lord  Sandwich's  encouragement. 

28th  (Lord's  day).    To  the  French  Church  at  the 


68  PEPYS'B  DIABY.  [September, 

Savoy,  and  there  tliey  have  the  Common  Prayer  Book 
read  in  French,  and,  which  I  never  saw  before,  the 
minister  do  preach  with  his  hat  off,  I  suppose  in  further 
conformity  with  our  Church. 

29th.  To  Mr.  Coventry's,  and  so  with  him  and  Sir 
W.  Pen  up  to  the  Duke,  where  the  King  came  also  and 
stayed  till  the  Duke  was  ready.  It  being  Collar-day, 
we  had  no  time  to  talk  with  him  about  any  business. 
To  the  King's  Theatre,  where  we  saw  "  Midsummer's 
Niglit's  Dream,"  which  I  had  never  seen  before,  nor 
shall  ever  again,  for  it  is  the  most  insipid,  ridiculous 
play  that  ever  I  saw  in  my  life. 

30th.  My  condition  at  present  is  this ;  I  have  long 
been  building,  and  my  house  to  my  great  content  is 
now  almost  done.  My  Lord  Sandwich  has  lately  been 
in  the  country,  and  very  civil  to  my  wife,  and  hath 
himself  spent  some  pains  in  drawing  a  plot  of  some 
alterations  in  our  house  thei*e,  which  I  shall  follow  as  I 
get  money.  As  for  the  office,  my  late  industry  hath 
been  such,  as  I  am  become  as  high  in  reputation  as  any 
man  there,  and  good  hold  I  have  of  Mr.  Coventry  and 
Sir  G.  Carteret,  which  I  am  resolved,  and  it  is  necessary 
for  me,  to  maintain  by  all  fair  means.  Things  are  all 
quiet.  The  late  outing  of  the  Presbyterian  clergy  by 
their  not  renouncing  the  Covenant  as  the  Act  of  Parlia- 
ment commands,  is  the  greatest  piece  of  state  now  in 
discourse.  But  for  ought  I  see  they  are  gone  out  very 
peaceably,  and  the  people  not  so  much  concerned  there- 
in as  was  expected. 


1662.]  PEPTS'S   DIAET.  69 

October  2.  At  night  hearing  that  there  was  a  play 
at  the  Cockpit  (and  my  Lord  Sandwich,  who  came  to 
town  last  night,  at  it),  I  do  go  thither,  and  by  very 
great  fortune  did  follow  four  or  five  gentlemen  who 
were  carried  to  a  little  private  door  in  a  wall,  and  so 
crept  through  a  narrow  place  and  came  into  one  of  the 
boxes  next  the  King's,  but  so  as  I  could  not  see  the 
King  or  Queen,  but  many  of  the  fine  ladies,  who  yet 
are  not  really  so  handsome  generally  as  I  used  to  take 
them  to  be,  but  that  they  are  finely  dressed.  Then  we 
saw ''  The  Cardinal,"  a  tragedy  I  had  never  seen  before, 
nor  is  there  any  groat  matter  in  it.  The  company  that 
came  in  with  me  into  the  box,  were  all  Frenchmen  that 
could  speak  no  English,  but  Lord!  what  sport  they 
made  to  ask  a  pretty  lady  that  they  got  among  them 
that  understood  both  French  and  English  to  make  her 
teU  them  what  the  actors  said. 

5th.  I  to  church ;  and  this  day  the  parson  has  got 
one  to  read  with  a  surplice  on.  I  suppose  himself  will 
take  it  up  hereafter,  for  a  cunning  fellow  he  is  as  any 
of  his  coat. 

6th,  To  Whitehall  with  Mr.  Coventry,  and  so  to  my 
Lord  Sandwich's  lodgings,  but  my  Lord  not  within, 
being  at  a  ball  this  night  with  the  King  at  my  Lady 
Castlemaine's  at  next  door. 

8th.  To  my  Lord  Sandwich's,  and  among  other  things 
to  my  extraordinary  joy,  he  did  tell  me  how  much  I  was 
beholding  to  the  Duke  of  York,  who  did  yesterday  of 
his  own  accord  teU  him  that  he  did  thank  him  for  one 


70  PEPYS'S  DIARY.  [October, 

person  brougM  into  the  Navy,  naming  myself,  and 
mucli  more  to  my  commendation,  which  is  the  greatest 
comfort  and  encouragement  that  ever  I  had  in  my  life, 
and  do  owe  it  all  to  Mr.  Coventry's  goodness  and  in- 
genuity. At  night  by  coach  to  my  Lord's  again,  but 
he  is  at  Whitehall  with  the  King,  before  whom  tlie 
puppet  plays  I  saw  this  summer  in  Covent  Garden  arc 
acted  this  night. 

9th.  To  the  office  ;  and  I  bid  them  adieu  for  a  week, 
having  the  Duke's  leave  got  me  by  Mr.  Coventry.  To 
whom  I  did  give  thanks  for  my  news  yesterday  of  the 
Duke's  words  to  my  Lord  Sandwich  concerning  me, 
which  he  took  well ;  and  do  tell  me  so  freely  his  love 
and  value  of  me,  that  my  mind  is  now  in  as  great  a 
state  of  quiet  as  to  my  interest  in  the  oifice,  as  I  could 
ever  wish  to  be.  Between  one  and  two  o'clock  got  on 
horseback  at  our  back  gate,  with  my  man  "Will  with 
me,  both  well  mounted  on  two  grey  horses.  We  got  to 
Ware  before  night;  and  so  I  resolved  to  ride  on  to 
Puckeridge,  which  we  did,  though  the  way  was  bad, 
and  the  evening  dark  before  we  got  thither,  by  help  of 
company  riding  before  us ;  among  others,  a  gentleman 
that  took  up  at  the  same  inn,  his  name  Mr.  Brian,  with 
whom  I  supped,  and  was  very  good  company,  and  a 
scholar.  He  tells  me  that  it  is  believed  the  Queen  is 
with  child,  for  that  the  coaches  are  ordered  to  ride  very 
easily  through  the  streets. 

10th.  Up,  and  between  eight  and  nine  mounted  again, 
and  so  rode  to  Cambridge ;  the  way  so  good  that  I  got 


1662.J  PEPYS'S  DIABY.  71 

very  well  thither,  and  set  up  at  the  Bear ;  and  there 
my  cousin  Angier  camo  to  me,  and  I  must  needs  to 
his  house;  and  there  found  Dr.  Fairbrother,  with  a 
good  dinner.  But,  above  all,  he  telling  me  that  this 
day  there  is  a  Congregation  for  the  choice  of  some 
officers  in  the  University,  he  after  dinner  gets  me  a 
gown,  cap,  and  hood,  and  carries  me  to  the  Schools, 
where  Mr.  Pepper,  my  brother's  tutor,  and  this  day 
chosen  Proctor,  did  appoint  a  M.A.  to  lead  me  into  the 
Regent  House,  whore  I  sat  with  them,  and  did  vote  by 
subscribing  papers  thus :  "  Ego  Samuel  Pepys  eligo 
Magistrum  Bemardum  Skelton  (and  which  was  more 
strange,  my  old  schoolfellow  and  acquaintance,  and 
who  afterwards  did  take  notice  of  me,  and  we  spoke 
together),  alterum  d  taxatoribus  hujus  AcademisB  in 
annum  sequentem."  The  like  I  did  for  one  Briggs, 
for  the  other  Taxor,  and  for  other  officers,  as  the  Vice- 
Proctor  (Mr.  Covell),  for  Mr.  Pepper,  and  which  was 
the  gentleman  tliat  did  carry  me  into  the  Regent 
House. 

11th.  To  Brampton ;  where  I  found  my  father  and 
two  brothers,  my  mother  and  sister. 

12th.  To  church  ;  where  I  saw,  among  others,  Mrs. 
Hanbury,  a  proper  lady,  and  Mr.  Bernard  and  his 
lady,  with  her  father,  my  late  Lord  St.  John,  who 
looks  now  like  a  very  plain,  grave  man. 

13th.  To  the  Court,  and  did  sue  out  a  recovery,  and 
cut  ofE  the  entail ;  and  my  brothers  there,  to  join  there- 
in.   And  my  father  and  I  admitted  to  all  the  lands ; 


72  PEPYS'S  DIAKY.  [October, 

he  for  life,  and  I  for  myself  and  my  heirs  in  reversion. 
I  did  with  most  complete  joy  of  mind  go  from  the 
Court  with  my  father  home,  and  away,  calling  in  at 
Hinchingbroke,  and  taking  leave  in  three  words  of  my 
Lady,  and  the  young  ladies ;  and  so  by  moonlight  to 
Cambridge,  whither  we  came  at  about  nine  o'clock,  and 
took  up  at  the  Bear. 

15th.  Showed  Mr.  Cooke  King's  College  Chapel, 
Trinity  College,  and  St.  John's  College  Library;  and 
that  being  done,  to  our  inn  again ;  where  I  met  Dr. 
Fairbrother.  He  told  us  how  the  room  we  were  in 
was  the  room  where  Cromwell  and  his  associated 
oflScers  did  begin  to  plot  and  act  their  mischiefs  in  these 
counties.  Took  leave  of  all,  and  begun  our  journey 
about  nine  o'clock,  the  roads  being  everywhere  but 
bad;  but  finding  our  horses  in  good  case,  we  even 
made  shift  to  reach  London,  though  both  of  us  very 
weary.  Found  all  things  well,  there  happening  nothing 
since  our  going  to  my  discontent  in  the  least  degree ; 
which  do  also  please  me,  that  I  cannot  but  bless  God 
for  my  journey,  observing  a  whole  course  of  success 
from  the  beginning  to  the  end  of  it. 

16th.  I  hear  Sir  H.  Bennet  is  made  Secretary  of  State 
in  Sir  Edward  Nicholas's  stead;  not  known  whether 
by  consent  or  not. 

17th.  To  Creed's  chamber,  and  there  sat  a  good 
while  and  drank  chocolate.  Here  I  am  told  how  things 
go  at  Court ;  that  the  young  men  get  uppermost,  and 
the  old  serious  Lords  are  out  of  favour ;  that  Sir  H. 


1662.]  PBPXS'a   DIABT.  73 

Bennet,  being  brought  into  Sir  Edward  Nicholas's 
place,  Sir  Charles  Barkley  is  made  Privy  Purse;  a 
most  vicious  person,  and  one  whom  Mr.  Pierce,  Hhe 
surgeon,  did  tell  me  that  ho  offered  his  wife  £300  per 
annum  to  be  liis  mistress.  He  also  told  me,  that  none 
in  Court  hath  more  the  King's  ear  now  than  Sir 
Charles  Barkley,  and  Sir  H.  Bennet,  and  my  Lady 
Castlemaine,  whose  interest  now  is  as  great  as  ever : 
and  that  Mrs.  Haslerigge,  the  great  beauty,  is  now 
brought  to  bed,  and  lays  it  to  the  King  or  the  Duke  of 
York.  He  tells  me  also,  that  my  Lord  St.  Albans  is 
like  to  be  Lord  Treasurer ;  all  which  things  do  trouble 
me  much. 

19th  (Lord's-day).  Put  on  my  first  new  lace-band; 
and  so  neat  it  is,  that  I  am  resolved  my  great  expense 
shall  be  lace-bands,  and  it  will  set  off  anything  else  the 
more.  I  am  sorry  to  hear  that  the  news  of  the  selling 
of  Dunkirk  is  taken  so  generally  ill,  as  I  find  it  is 
among  the  merchants ;  and  other  things,  as  removal  of 
oflficers  at  Court,  good  for  worse ;  and  all  things  else 
made  much  worse  in  their  report  among  people  than 
they  are.  And  this  night,  I  know  not  upon  what 
ground,  the  gates  of  the  City  ordered  to  be  all  shut, 
and  double  guards  everywhere.  Indeed  I  do  find 
everybody's  spirit  very  full  of  trouble :  and  the  things 
of  the  Court  and  Council  very  ill  taken ;  so  as  to  be 
apt  to  appear  in  bad  colours,  if  there  should  ever  be  a 
beginning  of  trouble,  which  God  forbid ! 

20th.  In  Sir  J.  Minnes's  coach  with  him  and  Sir 


74  PEPTS'S  DIABT.  [October, 

W,  Batten  to  Whitehall,  where  now  the  Duke  is  come 
again  to  lodge :  and  to  Mr.  Coventry's  little  new 
chamber  there.  And  by-and-by  np  to  the  Duke,  who 
was  making  himself  ready ;  and  there  young  KUligrew 
did  so  commend  The  Villain,  a  new  play  made  by  Tom 
Porter,  and  acted  only  on  Saturday  at  the  Duke's 
house,  as  if  there  never  had  been  any  such  play  come 
upon  the  stage.  The  same  yesterday  was  told  me  by 
Captain  Ferrers,  and  this  morning  afterwards  by  Dr. 
Clarke,  who  saw  it.  After  I  had  done  with  the  Duke, 
with  Commissioner  Pett  to  Mr.  Lilly's,  the  great 
painter,  who  came  forth  to  us,  but  believing  that  I 
came  to  bespeak  a  picture,  he  prevented  it  by  telling 
us  that  he  should  not  be  at  leisure  these  three  weeks, 
which,  methinks,  is  a  rare  thing.  And  then  to  see  in 
what  pomp  his  table  was  laid  for  himself  to  go  to 
dinner ;  and  here,  among  other  pictures,  saw  the  so 
much  desired  by  me  picture  of  my  Lady  Castlemaine, 
which  is  a  most  blessed  picture,  and  one  that  I  must 
have  a  copy  of.  From  thencS  I  took  my  wife  by 
coach  to  the  Duke's  house,  and  there  was  the  house 
full  of  company ;  but  whether  it  was  in  overexpecting 
or  what,  I  know  not,  but  I  was  never  less  pleased  with 
a  play  in  my  life.  Though  there  was  good  singing 
and  dancing,  yet  no  fancy  Ln  the  play. 

21st.  By  water  with  Mr.  Smith  to  Mr.  Lechmore,, 
the  counsellor  at  the  Temple,  about  Field's  business ; 
and  he  tells  me  plainly  that  there  being  a  verdict 
against  me,  there  is  no  help  for  it,  but  it  must  proceed 


1662.J  PEPYS'S   DIABY.  75 

to  judgment.  It  is  £30  damage  to  me  for  my  joining 
with  others  in  committing  Field  to  prison,  as  being  not 
Justices  of  the  Peace  in  the  City,  though  in  Middlesex, 
which  troubled  me,  and  I  hope  the  King  will  make  it 
good  to  us. 

24th.  Mr.  Pierce,  the  surgeon,  tells  me  how  ill 
thiogs  go  at  Court :  that  the  King  do  show  no  coun- 
tenance to  any  that  belong  to  the  Queen ;  nor,  above 
all,  to  such  English  as  she  brought  over  with  her,  or 
hath  here  since,  for  fear  they  should  tell  her  how  he 
carries  himself  to  Mrs.  Palmer ;  insomuch  that  though 
he  has  a  promise,  and  is  sure  of  being  made  her 
surgeon,  he  is  at  a  loss  what  to  do  in  it,  whether 
to  take  it  or  no,  since  the  King's  mind  is  so  altered 
and  favour  to  all  her  dependents,  whom  she  is  fain  to 
let  go  back  into  Portugal  (though  she  brought  them 
from  their  friends  against  their  wiUs  with  promise  of 
preferment)  without  doing  anything  for  them.  That 
her  own  physician  did  tell  him  within  these  three  days 
that  the  Queen  do  know  how  the  King  orders  things, 
and  how  he  carries  himself  to  my  Lady  Castlemaine 
and  others,  as  well  as  anybody  ;  but  though  she  hath 
spirit  enough,  yet  seeing  that  she  do  no  good  by  taking 
notice  of  it,  for  the  present  she  forbears  it  in  policy ; 
of  which  I  am  very  glad.  But  I  do  pray  God  keep  us 
in  peace,  for  this  with  other  things,  do  give  great  dis- 
content to  all  people. 

26th  (Lord's  day).  Put  on  my  new  scallop,  which  is 
very  fine.    To  church,  and  there  saw  the  first  time 


76  PEPTS'S  DIAEY.  [October, 

Mr.  Mills  in  a  surplice ;  but  it  seemed  absurd  for  him 
to  pull  it  over  bis  ears  in' the  reading-pew,  after  he 
had  done,  before  all  the  church,  to  go  up  to  the  pulpit 
to  preach  witliout  it.  All  this  day  soldiers  going  up 
and  down  the  town,  there  being  an  alarm,  and  many 
Quakers  and  other  clapped  up ;  but  I  believe  without 
any  reason,  only  they  say  in  Dorsetshire  there  hath 
been  some  rising  discovered. 

27th.  To  my  Lord  Sandwich,  who  now-a-days  calls 
me  into  his  chamber,  and  alone  did  discourse  with  me 
about  the  jealousy  that  the  Court  have  of  people's 
rising ;  wherein  he  do  much  dislike  my  Lord  Monk's 
being  so  eager  against  a  company  of  poor  wretches, 
dragging  them  up  and  down  the  street;  but  would 
have  him  rather  take  soiae  of  the  greatest  ringleaders 
of  them,  and  punish  them ;  whereas  this  do  but  tell  the 
world  the  King's  fears  and  doubts.  For  Dunkirk,  he 
wonders  any  wise  people  should  be  so  troubled  thereat, 
and  scorns  all  their  talk  against  it,  for  that  he  sees  it 
was  not  Dunkirk,  but  the  other  places,  that  did  and 
would  annoy  us,  though  we  had  that,  as  much  as  if  we 
had  it  not.  He  also  took  notice  of  the  new  Ministers 
of  State,  Sir  H.  Bennet  and  Sir  Charles  Barkeley, 
their  bringing  in,  and  the  high  game  that  my  Lady 
Castlemaine  plays  at  Court.  Afterwards  he  told  me  of 
poor  Mr.  Spong,  that  being  with  other  people  examined 
before  the  King  and  Council  (they  being  laid  up  as 
suspected  persons ;  and  it  seems  Spong  is  so  far 
thought  guilty  as  that  they  intend  to  pitch  upon  him 


1662.]  PEPYS'S  DIABY.  77 

to  put  to  the  rack  or  Bome  other  torture),  he  do  take 
knowledge  of  my  Lord  Sandwich,  and  said  that  he 
was  well  known  to  Mr.  Pepys.  But  my  Lord  knows, 
and  I  told  him,  that  it  was  only  in  matter  of  music 
and  pipes,  but  that  I  thought  him  to  be  a  very  innocent 
fellow ;  and,  indeed,  I  am  very  sorry  for  him.  After 
my  Lord  and  I  had  done  in  private  we  went  out,  and 
with  Captain  Cuttance  and  Bunn  did  look  over  their 
draught  of  a  bridge  for  Tangier,  which  will  be 
brought  by  my  desire  to  our  office  by  them  to-morrow. 
To  Westminster  HaU,  and  there  walked  long  with 
Creed.  He  showed  me  our  commission,  wherein  the 
Duke  of  York,  Prince  Rupert,  Duke  of  Albemarle, 
Lord  Peterborough,  Lord  Sandwich,  Sir  G-.  Carteret, 
Sir  William  Compton,  Mr.  Coventry,  Sir  R.  Ford, 
Sir  William  Rider,  Mr.  Cliolmley,  Mr.  Povy,  myself, 
and  Captain  Cuttance,  in  this  order  are  joined  for  the 
carrying  on  the  service  of  Tangier.  He  told  me  what 
g^reat  faction  there  is  at  Court,  and,  above  all,  what  is 
whispered,  that  young  Crofts  is  lawful  son  to  the 
King,  the  King  being  married  to  his  mother.  How 
true  this  is  God  knows,  but  I  believe  the  Duke  of 
York  will  not  be  fooled  in  this  of  three  crowns. 
Thence  to  Whitehall,  and  walked  long  in  the  gardens, 
till  (as  they  are  commanded  to  all  strange  persons)  one 
came  to  tell  us,  we  not  being  known,  and  being 
observed  to  walk  there  four  or  five  hours  (which  was 
not  true,  unless  they  count  my  walking  there  in  the 
morning),  he  was  commanded  to  ask  who  we  were. 


to  PEPYS8  DIABY.  [October, 

wWch,  being  told,  he  excused  his  question  and  was 
satisfied.     These  things  speak  great  fear  and  jealousies, 

29th.  Sir  Gr.  Carteret,  who  had  been  at  the  exa,mining 
most  of  the  late  people  that  are  clapped  up,  do  say 
that  he  do  not  think  that  there  hath  been  any  great 
plotting  among  them,  though  they  have  a  good  will  to 
it ;  and  their  condition  is  so  poor,  and  silly,  and  low, 
that  they  do  not  fear  them  at  all. 

30th.  To  my  Lord  Sandwich,  who  was  up  in  his 
chamber  and  all  alone,  and  did  acquaint  me  with  his 
business,  which  'was  that  our  old  acquaintance,  Mr. 
Wade  (in  Axe  Yard)  hath  discovered  to  him  £7,000 
hid  in  the  Tower,  of  which  he  was  to  have  two  for 
discovery,  my  Lord  himself  two,  and  the  King  the 
other  three,  when  it  was  found  :  and  that  the  King's 
warrant  runs  for  me  on  my  Lord's  part,  and  one  Mr. 
Lee  for  Sir  Harry  Bennet  to  demand  leave  of  the 
Lieutenant  of  the  Tower  for  to  make  search.  After  he 
had  told  me  the  whole  business  I  took  leave,  and  at 
noon  comes  Mr.  Wade  with,  my  Lord's  letter.  So  we 
consulted  for  me  to  go  first  to  Sir  H.  Bennet,  who  is 
now  with  many  of  the  Privy  Councillors  at  the 
Tower,  examining  of  their  late  prisoners,  to  advise 
with  him  when  to  begin.  So  I  went,  and  the  guard  at 
the  Tower  Gate,  making  me  leave  my  sword  at  the 
gate,  I  was  forced  to  stay  so  long  in  the  ale-house 
close  by,  tiU  my  boy  run  home  for  my  cloak,  that  my 
Lord  Mayor  that  now  is,  Sir  John  Robinson,  Lieu- 
tenant of  the  Tower,  with  all  his  company,  was  gone 


1662.]  PKPTS'S  DIABY.  79 

with  their  coaches  to  his  house  in  Minchin  Lane.  So 
my  cloak  being  come  I  walked  thither,  and  there,  by 
Sir  G.  Carteret's  means,  did  presently  speak  with  Sir 
EL  Bennet,  who  did  give  mo  the  King's  warrant  for 
the  paying  of  £2,000  to  my  Lord,  and  other  two  to 
the  discoverers.  After  a  little  discourse  dinner  came 
in,  and  I  dined  with  them.  There  was  my  Lord 
Mayor,  my  Lord  Lauderdale,  Mr.  Secretary  Morris, 
to  whom  Sir  H.  Bennet  would  give  the  upper  hand ; 
Sir  Wm.  Compton,  Sir  G.  Carteret,  and  myself,  and 
some  other  company,  and  a  brave  dinner.  After 
dinner  Sir  H.  Bennet  did  call  aside  the  Lord  Mayor 
and  me,  and  did  break  the  business  to  him,  who  did  not, 
nor  durst  appear  the  least  averse  to  it,  but  did  promise 
aU  assistance  forthvrith  to  set  upon  it.  So  Mr.  Lee 
and  I  to  our  office,  and  there  walked  till  Mr.  Wade  and 
one  Evett  his  guide  did  come,  and  W.  Griffin,  and  a 
porter  with  his  pick-axes,  &c. :  and  so  they  walked 
along  with  us  to  the  Tower,  and  Sir  H.  Bennet  and  my 
Lord  Mayor  did  give  us  full  power  to  fall  to  work. 
So  our  guide  demands  a  candle,  and  down  into  the 
cellars  he  goes,  inquiring  whether  they  were  the  same 
that  Baxter  always  had.  He  went  into  several  little 
cellars,  and  then  went  out-a-doors  to  view,  and  to  the 
Cole  Harbour,  but  none  did  answer  so  well  to  the 
marks  which  was  given  him  to  find  it  by  as  one  arched 
vault,  where,  after  a  great  deal  of  counsel  whether  to 
set  upon  it  now,  or  delay  for  better  and  more  full 
advice,  to  digging  we  went  till  almost  eight  o'clock  at 


80  PEPTS'S  DIAEY.  [October, 

night,  hni  conld  find  nothing.  Bnt,  however,  our 
guides  did  not  at  all  seem  discouraged,  for  that  they 
being  confident  that  the  money  is  there  they  look  for, 
but  having  never  been  in  the  cellars,  they  could  not  be 
positive  to  the  place,  and  therefore  will  inform  them- 
selves more  fully  now  they  have  been  there,  of  the 
party  that  do  advise  them.  So  locking  the  door  after 
us,  we  left  here  to-night,  and  up  to  the  Deputy 
Governor  (My  Lord  Mayor  and  Sir  H.  Bennet,  with 
the  rest  of  the  company  being  gone  an  hour  before), 
and  he  do  undertake  to  keep  the  key  of  the  cellars, 
that  none  shall  go  down  without  his  privity.  But, 
Lord !  to  see  what  a  young  simple  fantastic  coxcomb 
is  made  Deputy  Governor  would  make  me  mad ;  and 
how  he  called  out  for  his  night-gown  of  silk,  only  to 
make  a  show  to  us :  and  yet  for  half  an  hour  I  did 
not  think  he  was  the  Deputy  Governor,  and  so  spoke 
not  to  him  about  the  business,  but  waited  for  another 
man ;  but  at  last  I  broke  our  business  to  him,  and  he 
promising  his  care,  we  parted.  And  Mr.  Lee  and  I 
by  coach  to  Whitehall,  where  I  did  give  my  Lord 
Sandwich  a  full  account  of  our  proceedings,  and  some 
encouragement  to  hope  for  something  hereafter.  This 
morning,  walking  with  Mr.  Coventry  in  the  garden, 
he  did  tell  me  how  Sir  G.  Carteret  had  carried  the 
business  of  the  Yictuallers'  money  to  be  paid  by  him- 
self, contrary  to  old  practice,  at  which  he  is  angry  I 
perceive,  but  I  believe  means  no  hurt,  but  that  things 
may  be  done  as  they  ought.     He  expects  Sir  George 


1662.1  PEPY8*8   DIABY.  81 

should  not  bespatter  him  privately,  in  revenge,  not 
openly.  Against  which  he  prepares  to  bedaub  him, 
and  swears  he  will  do  it  from  the  beginning,  from 
Jersey  to  this  day.  And  as  to  his  own  taking  of  too 
large  fees  or  rewards  for  places  tkat  he  had  sold, 
he  will  prove  that  he  was  directed  to  it  by  Sir  George 
himself  among  others.  And  yet  he  did  not  deny  Sir 
G.  Carteret  his  due,  in  saying  that  he  is  a  man  that  do 
take  the  most  pains,  and  gives  himself  the  most  to  do 
business  of  any  about  the  Court,  without  any  desire  of 
pleasure  or  divertisements,  which  is  very  true.  But 
which  pleased  me  mightily,  he  said  in  these  words, 
that  he  was  resolved,  whatever  it  cost  him,  to  make  an 
experiment,  and  see  whether  it  was  possible  for  a  man 
to  keep  himself  up  in  Court  by  dealing  plainly  and 
walking  uprightly.  In  the  doing  whereof,  if  his 
ground  do  slip  from  under  him,  he  will  be  contented, 
but  he  is  resolved  to  try,  and  never  to  baulk  taking 
notice  of  anything  that  is  to  the  King's  prejudice,  let 
it  fall  where  it  will,  which  is  a  most  brave  resolution. 
He  was  very  free  with  me,  and  by  my  troth  I  do  see 
more  real  worth  in  him  than  in  most  men  that  I  do 
know.  I  would  not  forget  two  passages  of  Sir  J. 
Miimes's  at  yesterday's  dinner.  The  one,  that  to  the 
question  how  it  comes  to  pass  that  there  are  no  boars 
seen  in  London,  but  many  sows  and  pigs,  it  was 
answered,  that  the  constable  gets  them  a-nights. 
The  other,  Thos.  Killigrew's  way  of  getting  to  see 
plays  when  he  was  a  boy.     He  would  go  to  the  Red 


82  fEPTS*S  DIAEY.  fNovember, 

Bull,  and  when  the  man  cried  to  the  boys,  "Who 
will  go  and  be  a  devil,  and  he  shall  see  the  play  for 
nothing  ?  "  then  would  he  go  in,  and  be  a  devil  upon 
the  stage,  and  so  get  to  see  plays. 

31st.  I  thank  God  I  have  no  crosses,  but  only  much 
business  to  trouble  my  mind  with.  In  all  other  things 
as  happy  a  man  as  any  in  the  world,  for  the  whole 
world  seems  to  smile  upon  me,  and  if  my  house  were 
done  that  I  could  diligently  follow  my  business,  I 
would  not  doubt  to  do  God,  and  the  King,  and  myself 
good  service.  And  all  I  do  impute  almost  wholly  to 
my  late  temperance,  since  my  making  of  my  vows 
against  wine  and  plays,  which  keeps  me  most  happily 
and  contentfully  to  my  business,  which  God  continue  ! 
Public  matters  are  full  of  discontent,  what  with  the 
sale  of  Dunkirk,  and  my  Lady  Castlemaine  and  her 
faction  at  Court;  though  I  know  not  what  they 
would  have  more  than  to  debauch  the  King,  whom 
God  preserve  from  it !  And  then  great  plots  are 
talked  to  be  discovered,  and  all  the  prisons  in  town 
full  of  ordinary  people,  taken  from  their  meeting- 
places  last  Sunday.  But  for  certain  some  plots  there 
hath  been,  though  not  brought  to  a  head. 

November  1.  To  my  oflSce,  to  meet  Mr.  Lee  again, 
from  Sir  H.  Bennet.  And  he  and  I,  with  Wade,  and 
his  intelligencer  and  labourers,  to  the  Tower  cellars,  to 
make  one  trial  more ;  where  we  stayed  two  or  three 
hours  and  dug  a  great  deal  all  imder  the  arches,  as  it 
was  now  most  confidently  directed,  and  so  seriously, 


1662.]  PEPYS'S  DIABT.  83 

and  upon  pretended  good  grounds,  that  I  myself  did 
truly  expect  to  speed ;  but  we  missed  of  all,  and  so  we 
went  away  the  second  time  like  fools.  And  to  our 
office ;  and  I  by  appointment  to  the  Dolphin  Tavern,' 
to  meet  Wade  and  the  other,  Capt.  Evett,  who  now  do 
tell  me  plainly  that  he  that  do  put  him  upon  this  is 
one  that  had  it  from  Barkestead's  own  mouth,  and  was 
advised  with  by  him,  just  before  the  King's  coming  in, 
how  to  get  it  out,  and  had  all  the  signs  told  him  how 
and  where  it  lay,  and  had  always  been  the  great  confi- 
dant of  Barkestead,  even  to  the  trusting  him  with 
his  life  and  all  he  had.  So  that  he  did  much  con- 
vince me  that  there  is  good  ground  for  what  he  goes 
about.  But  I  fear  it  may  be  that  he  did  find  some 
conveyance  of  it  away,  without  the  help  of  this  man, 
before  he  died.  But  he  is  resolved  to  go  to  the  party 
once  more,  and  then  to  determine  what  we  shall  do 
further. 

3rd.  To  Wliitehall,  to  the  Duke's,  but  found  him 
gone  a-hnnting.  Thence  to  my  Lord  Sandwich,  from 
whom  I  receive  every  day  more  and  more  signs  of  his 
confidence  and  esteem  of  me.  Here  I  met  with  Pierce 
the  surgeon,  who  tells  me  that  my  Lady  Castle- 
maine  is  with  child ;  but  though  it  be  the  King's,  yet 
her  Lord  being  still  in  town,  and  sometimes  seeing  of 
her,  it  will  be  laid  to  him.  He  tells  me  also  how  the 
Duke  of  York  is  smitten  in  love  with  my  Lady 
Chesterfield  (a  virtuous  lady,  daughter  to  my  Lord  of 
Ormond),  and  so  much  that  the  Duchess  of  York  hath 


84  PEPTS'S  DIABY.  [November, 

complained  to  the  King  and  her  father  about  it,  and 
my  Lady  Chesterfield  is  gone  into  the  country  for  it. 
At  all  which  I  am  sorry ;  but  it  is  the  effect  of  idleness, 
and  having  nothing  else  to  employ  their  great  spirits 
upon.  At  night  to  my  office,  and  did  business ;  and 
there  come  to  me  Mr.  Wade  and  Evett,  who  have  been 
again  with  their  prime  intelligencer,  a  woman,  I  per- 
ceive ;  and  though  we  have  missed  twice,  yet  they  bring 
such  an  account  of  the  probability  of  the  truth  of  the 
thing,  though  we  are  not  certain  of  the  place,  that  we 
shall  set  upon  it  once  more,  and  I  am  willing  and  hope- 
ful in  it.  So  we  resolved  to  set  upon  it  again  on  Wed- 
nesday morning ;  and  the  woman  herself  will  be  there 
in  a  disguise,  and  confirm  us  in  the  place. 

4th.  This  morning  we  had  news  by  letters  that  Sir 
Richard  Stayner  is  dead  at  sea  in  the  Mary,  which  is 
now  come  into  Portsmouth  from  Lisbon ;  which  we  are 
sorry  for,  he  being  a  very  stout  seaman. 

7th.  Being  by  appointment  called  upon  by  Mr.  Lee, 
he  and  I  to  the  Tower,  to  make  our  third  attempt  upon 
the  cellar.  And  now  privately  the  woman,  Barke- 
stead's  great  confident,  is  brought,  who  do  positively 
say  that  this  is  the  place  which  he  did  say  the  money 
was  hid  in,  and  where  he  and  she  did  put  up  the 
£7,000  in  butter  firkins ;  and  the  very,  day  that  he 
went  out  of  England  did  say  that  neither  he  nor  his 
would  be  the  better  for  that  money,  and  therefore 
wishing  that  she  and  hers  might.  And  so  left  us,  and 
we  full  of  hope  did  resolve  to  dig  all  over  the  cellar. 


PEPTS'S  DIABY.  86 

which  by  seven  o'clock  at  night  we  performed.  At 
noon  we  sent  for  a  dinner,  and  npon  the  head  of  a 
barrel  dined  very  merrily,  and  to  work  again.  But  at 
last  we  saw  we  were  mistaken ;  and  after  digging  the 
cellar  quite  through,  and  removing  the  barrels  from 
one  side  to  the  other,  we  were  forced  to  pay  our 
porters,  and  give  over  our  expectations,  though  I  do 
believe  there  must  be  money  hid  somewhere  by  him, 
or  else  he  did  delude  this  woman  in  hopes  to  oblige 
her  to  further  serving  him,  which  I  am  apt  to  be- 
lieve. 

9th  (Lord's  day).  Walked  to  my  brother's,  where 
my  wife  is,  calling  at  many  churches,  and  then  to  the 
Temple,  hearing  a  bit  there  too,  and  observing  that  in 
the  streets  and  churches  the  Sunday  is  kept  in  appear- 
ance as  well  as  I  have  known  it  at  any  time. 

10th.  A  little  to  the  office,  and  so  with  Sir  J.  Minnes, 
Sir  W.  Batten,  and  myself  by  coach  to  Whitehall,  to 
the  Duke,  who,  after  he  was  ready,  did  take  us  into 
his  closet.  Thither  come  my  Lord  Grcneral  Monk,  and 
did  privately  talk  with  the  Duke  about  having  the  life- 
guards pass  through  the  City  to-day  only  for  show  and 
to  fright  people,  for  I  perceive  there  are  great  fears 
abroad ;  for  all  which  I  am  troubled  and  full  of  doubt 
that  things  will  not  go  well.  He  being  gone,  we  fell 
to  business  of  the  navy.  Among  other  things,  how  to 
pay  ofE  this  fleet  that  is  now  come  from  Portugal ;  the 
King  of  Portugal  sending  them  home,  he  having  no 
more  use  for  them,   which  we  wonder  at,  that  his 


86  PEPYS'S  DIAEY.  [November, 

conditiou  should  be  so  soon  altered.  And  our  landmen 
also  are  coming  back,  being  almost  starved  in  that  poor 
country.  To  my  Lord  Crewe's,  and  dined  with  him 
and  his  brother,  I  know  not  his  name.  Where  very 
good  discourse.  Among  others,  of  France's  intention  to 
make  a  patriarch  of  his  own,  independent  from  the  Pope, 
by  which  he  will  be  able  to  cope  with  the  Spaniard  in 
all  councils,  which  hitherto  he  has  never  done.  My 
Lord  Crewe  told  us  how  he  heard  my  Lord  of  Holland 
say,  that  being  Ambassador  about  the  match  with  the 
Queen-Mother  that  now  is,  the  King  of  France  insisted 
upon  a  dispensation  from  the  Pope,  which  my  Lord 
Holland  making  a  question  of,  as  he  was  commanded 
to  yield  to  nothing  to  the  prejudice  of  our  religion, 
says  the  King  of  France,  "  You  need  not  fear  that,  for 
if  the  Pope  will  not  dispense  with  the  match,  my 
Bishop  of  Paris  shall."  By-and-by  come  in  the  great 
Mr.  Swinfen,  the  Parliament-man,  who,  among  other 
discourse  of  the  rise  and  fall  of  families,  told  us  of 
Bishop  Bridgeman  (father  of  Sir  Orlando),  who  lately 
hath  bought  a  seat  anciently  of  the  Levers,  and  then 
the  Ashtons  ;  and  so  he  hath  in  his  great  haU  window 
(having  repaired  and  beautified  the  house)  caused  four 
great  places  to  be  left  for  coats  of  arms.  In  one  he 
hath  put  the  Levers,  with  this  motto,  "Olim."  In 
another  the  Ashtons,  with  this,  "  Heri."  In  the  next 
his  own,  with  this,  "  Hodie."  In  the  fourth  nothing 
but  this  motto,  "  Cras  nescio  cujus."  The  town,  I 
hear,  is  full  of  discontents,  and  all  know  of  the  King's 


1662.]  PBPYS'S   DIABY.  87 

new  bastard  by  Mrs.  Haslerigge,  and  as  far  as  I  can 
hear  will  never  be  contented  with  Episcopacy,  they 
are  so  cruelly  set  for  Presbytery,  and  the  Bishops 
carry  themselves  so  high  that  they  are  never  likely  to 
gain  anything  upon  them.  To  the  Dolphin  Tavern 
near  home,  by  appointment,  and  there  met  with  Wade 
and  Evett,  and  have  resolved  to  make  a  new  attempt 
upon  another  discovery,  in  wliich  Grod  give  us  better 
fortune  than  in  the  other,  but  I  have  great  confidence 
that  there  is  no  cheat  in  these  people,  but  that  they  go 
upon  good  grounds,  though  they  have  been  mistaken  in 
the  place  of  the  first. 

13th.  To  my  office,  and  there  this  afternoon  we  had 
oxir  first  meeting  upon  our  commission  of  inspecting 
the  Chest.  Sir  Francis  Gierke,  Mr.  Heath,  Attorney 
of  the  Duchy,  Mr.  Prinn,  Sir  W.  Rider,  Captain  Cooke, 
and  myself.  Our  first  work  was  to  read  over  the 
Institution,  which  is  a  decree  in  Chancery  in  the  year 
1617,  upon  an  inquisition  made  at  Rochester  about 
that  time  into  the  revenues  of  the  Chest,  wliich  had 
then,  from  the  year  1588  or  1590,  by  the  advice  of  the 
Lord  High  Admiral  and  principal  officers  then  being, 
by  consent  of  the  seamen,  been  settled,  paying  sixpence 
per  month,  according  to  their  wages  then,  which  was 
then  but  10s.,  which  is  now  248. 

17th.  To  the  Duke's  to-day,  but  he  is  gone  a-hunting. 
At  Whitehall  by  appointment,  Mr.  Creed  carried  my 
wife  and  I  to  the  Cockpit,  and  we  had  excellent  places, 
and  saw  the  King,  Queen,  Duke  of  Monmouth,  his 


88  PEPTS'S  DIARY.  [November, 

80n,  and  my  Lady  Oastlemaine,  and  all  the  fine  ladies  ; 
and  "  The  Scornful  Lady,"  well  performed.  They  had 
done  by  eleven  o'clock,  and  it  being  fine  moonshine,  we 
took  coach  and  home. 

18th.  Late  at  my  office,  drawing  up  a  letter  to  my 
Lord  Treasurer,  which  we  have  been  long  about. 

20th.  After  dinner  to  the  Temple,  to  Mr.  Thurland ; 
and  thence  to  my  Lord  Chief  Baron,  Sir  Edward 
Hale's,  and  take  Mr.  Thurland  to  his  chamber,  where 
he  told  us  that  Field  will  have  the  better  of  us ;  and 
that  we  must  study  to  make  up  the  business  as  well  as 
we  can,  which  do  much  vex  and  trouble  us ;  but  I  am 
glad  the  Duke  is  concerned  in  it. 

21st.  This  day  come  the  King's  pleasure-boats 
from  Calais,  with  the  Dunkirk  money,  being  400,000 
pistolles. 

22nd.  This  day  Mr.  Moore  told  me  that  for  certain 
the  Queen-Mother  is  married  to  my  Lord  St.  Albans, 
and  he  is  like  to  be  made  Lord  Treasurer.  News  that 
Sir  J.  Lawson  hath  made  up  a  peace  now  with  Tunis 
and  Tripoli,  as  well  as  Argiers,  by  which  he  will  come 
home  very  highly  honoured. 

23rd.  I  hear  to-day  old  rich  Audley  is  lately  dead, 
and  left  a  very  great  estate,  and  made  a  great  many 
poor  families  rich,  not  all  to  one.  Among  others,  one 
Davis,  my  old  schoolfellow  at  Paul's,  and  since  a  book- 
seller in  Paul's  Church  Yard ;  and  it  seems  do  forgive 
one  man  £6,000  which  he  had  wronged  him  of,  but 
names  not  his  name ;  but  it  is  weU  known  to  be  the 


1662.]  PBPYS'S  DIABY.  89 

scrivener  in  Fleet  Street,  at  whose  house  he  lodged. 
There  is  also  tliis  week  dead  a  poulterer,  in  Gracious 
Street,  which  was  thought  rich,  but  not  so  rich,  that 
hath  left  £800  per  annum,  taken  in  other  men's  names, 
and  400,000  Jacobs  in  gold. 

24th.  Sir  J.  Minnes,  Sir  W.  Batten,  and  I,  going 
forth  toward  Whitehall,  we  hear  that  the  King  and 
Duke  are  come  this  morning  to  the  Tower  to  see  the 
Dunkirk  money.  So  we  by  coach  to  them,  and  there 
went  up  and  down  aU  the  magazines  with  them ;  but 
methought  it  was  but  poor  discourse  and  frothy  that 
the  King's  companions  (young  Killigrew  among  the 
rest)  had  with  him.  We  saw  none  of  the  money,  but 
Mr.  Slingsby  did  show  the  King,  and  I  did  see,  the 
stamps  of  the  new  money  that  is  now  to  be  made  by 
Blondeau's  fashion,  which  are  very  neat  and  like  the 
King.  Thence  the  King  to  Woolwich,  though  a  very 
cold  day  ;  and  the  Duke  to  Whitehall,  commanding  us 
to  come  after  him ;  and  in  his  closet,  my  Lord  Sand- 
wich being  there,  did  discourse  with  us  about  getting 
some  of  this  money  to  pay  off  the  Fleets,  and  other 
matters. 

25th.  Great  talk  among  people  how  some  of  the 
fanatics  do  say  that  the  end  of  the  world  is  at  hand, 
and  that  next  Tuesday  is  to  be  the  day.  Against 
which,  whenever  it  shall  be,  good  God  fit  us  all. 

27th.  At  my  waking,  I  found  the  tops  of  the  houses 
covered  with  snow,  wliich  is  a  rare  sight,  which  I  have 
not  seen  these  three  years.    To  the  office,  where  we 


90  PEPYS'S  DIARY.  [November, 

sat  till  noon ;  when  we  all  went  to  the  next  house  upon 
Tower  Hill,  to  see  the  coming  by  o£  the  Russian  Ambas- 
sador, for  whose  reception  all  the  City  trained-bands  do 
attend  in  the  streets,  and  the  King's  lifeguards,  and 
most  of  the  wealthy  citizens  in  their  black  velvet  coats 
and  gold  chains  (which  remain  of  their  gallantry  at 
the  King's  coming  in),  but  they  stayed  so  long  that  we 
went  down  again  to  dinner.  And  after  I  had  dined  I 
walked  to  the  Conduit  in  the  Quarrefowr,  at  the  end 
of  Gracious  Street  and  Cornhill ;  and  there  (the  spouts 
thereof  running  very  near  me  upon  all  the  people  that 
were  under  it)  I  saw  them  pretty  well  go  by.  I  could 
not  see  the  Ambassador  in  his  coach ;  but  his  attendants 
in  their  habits  and  fur  caps  very  handsome,  comely 
men,  and  most  of  them  with  hawks  upon  their  fists  to 
present  to  the  King.  But  Lord !  to  see  the  absurd 
nature  of  Englishmen,  that  cannot  forbear  laughing 
and  jeering  at  everything  that  looks  strange. 

28th.  A  very  hard  frost ;  which  is  news  to  us  after 
having  none  almost  these  three  years.  By  ten  o'clock 
to  Ironmongers'  Hall,  to  the  funeral  of  Sir  Richard 
Stayner.  Here  we  were,  all  the  ofl&cers  of  the  Navy, 
and  my  Lord  Sandwich,  who  did  discourse  with  us 
about  the  fishery,  telling  us  of  his  Majesty's  resolution 
to  give  £200  to  every  man  that  will  set  out  a  Busse 
[herring  boat]  ;  and  advising  about  the  effects  of  this 
encouragement  which  will  be  a  very  great  matter 
certainly.     Here  we  had  good  rings. 

29th,    To  the  office;   and  this  morning   come   Sir 


1682.]  PEPYS'S  DIABT.  91 

G.  Carteret  to  us  (being  the  first  time  since  his  coming 
from  France) :  he  tells  us,  that  the  sUver  which  is  re- 
ceived from  Dunkirk  did  weigh  120,000  weight.  To 
my  Lord's,  where  my  Lord  and  Mr.  Coventry,  Sir 
Wm.  Darcy,  one  Mr.  Parham  (a  very  knowing  and 
well-spoken  man  in  this  business),  with  several  others, 
did  meet  about  stating  the  business  of  the  fishery,  and 
the  manner  of  the  King's  giving  of  this  £200  to  every 
man  that  shall  set  out  a  new-made  English  Bnsse  by 
the  middle  of  June  next.  In  which  business  we  had 
many  fine,  pretty  discourses ;  and  I  did  liere  see  the 
great  pleasure  to  be  had  in  discoursing  of  public 
matters  with  men  that  are  particularly  acquainted  with 
this  or  that  business.  Having  come  to  some  issue, 
wherein  a  motion  of  mine  was  well  received,  about 
sending  these  invitations  from  the  King  to  all  the 
fishing-ports  in  general,  with  limiting  so  many  Busses 
to  this,  and  that  port,  before  we  know  the  readiness 
of  subscribers,  we  parted. 

30th.  Public  matters  in  an  ill  condition  of  discontent 
against  the  height  and  vanity  of  the  Court,  and  their 
bad  payments :  but  that  which  troubles  most,  is  the 
clergy,  which  will  never  content  the  City,  which  is  not 
to  be  reconciled  to  bishops :  but  more  the  pity  that 
differences  must  still  be.  Dunkirk  newly  sold,  and 
the  money  brought  over:  of  which  we  hope  to  get 
some  to  pay  the  Navy :  which  by  Sir  J.  Lawson's 
having  despatched  the  business  in  the  Straits,  by  making 
peace  with  Argier,  Tunis,  and  Tripoli  (and  so  his  fleet 


92  PEPYS'S  DIABY.  [December, 

will  also  shortly  come  homo),  will  now  every  day  g^ow 
less,  and  so  the  King's  charge  be  abated ;  which  God 
send ! 

December  1.  To  my  Lord  Sandwich's,  to  Mr.  Moore ; 
and  then  over  the  Park  (where  I  first  in  my  life,  it 
being  a  great  frost,  did  see  people  sliding  with 
their  skates,  which  is  a  very  pretty  art),  to  Mr. 
Coventry's  chamber  to  St.  James's,  where  we  all  met 
to  a  venison  pasty,  Major  Norwood  being  with  us, 
whom  they  did  play  upon  for  his  surrendering  of 
Dunkirk.  Here  we  stayed  till  three  or  four  o'clock ; 
and  so  to  the  Council  Chamber,  where  there  met  the 
Duke  of  York,  Prince  Rupert,  Duke  of  Albemarle,  my 
Lord  Sandwich,  Sir  Wm.  Comijton,  Mr  Coventry,  Sir 
J.  Minnes,  Sir  R.  Ford,  Sir  W.  Rider,  myself,  and 
Captain  Cuttance,  as  Commissioners  for  Tangier.  And . 
after  our  Commission  was  read  by  Mr.  Creed,  who  I 
perceive  is  to  be  our  Secretary,  we  did  fall  to  discourse 
of  matters :  as,  first,  the  supplpng  them  forthwith 
with  victuals ;  then  reducing  it  to  make  way  for  the 
money,  which  upon  their  reduction  is  to  go  to  the 
building  of  the  Mole  ;  and  so  to  other  matters,  ordered 
as  against  next  meeting. 

3rd.  To  Deptford,  and  so  by  water  with  Mr.  Pett 
home  again,  all  the  way  reading  his  Chest  accounts, 
in  which  I  did  see  things  which  did  not  please  me ;  as 
his  allowing  himself  £300  for  one  year's  looking  to  the 
business  of  the  Chest,  and  £150  per  annum  for  the  rest 
of  the  years.    But  I  found  no  fault  to  him  himself,  but 


1662.]  PEPYS'S  DIABY.  93 

shall  when  they  come  to  be  read  at  the  Board.  We 
walked  to  the  Temple,  in  our  way  seeing  one  of  the 
Russian  Ambassador's  coaches  go  along,  with  his 
footmen  not  in  livery,  but  their  country  habits ;  one 
of  one  colour  and  another  of  another  which  was  very 
strange. 

5th.  I  walked  towards  Guildhall,  being  summoned 
by  the  Commissioners  for  the  Lieutenancy ;  but  they 
sat  not  this  morning.  So  meeting  in  my  way  W.  Swan, 
I  took  him  to  a  house  thereabouts,  he  telling  me  much 
of  his  fanatic  stories  as  if  he  were  a  great  zealot, 
when  I  know  him  to  be  a  very  rogue.  But  I  do  it  for 
discourse,  and  to  see  how  things  stand  with  him  and 
his  party ;  who  I  perceive  have  great  expectation  that 
God  will  not  bless  the  Court  nor  Church,  as  it  is  now 
settled,  but  they  must  be  purified.  The  worst  news  he 
tells  me,  is  that  Mr.  Chetwind  is  dead,  my  old  and 
most  ingenious  acquaintance.  To  the  Duke's,  where 
the  Committee  for  Tangier  met :  and  here  we  sat  down 
all  with  him  at  a  table,  and  had  much  discourse  about 
the  business. 

13th.  "We  sat,  Mr.  Coventry  and  I  (Sir  G.  Carteret 
being  gone),  and  among  other  things.  Field  and  Strip 
did  come,  and  received  the  £41  given  him  by  the 
judgment  against  me  and  Harry  Kem ;  and  we  did 
also  sign  bonds  in  £500  to  stand  to  the  award  of  Mr. 
Porter  and  Smith  for  the  rest :  which,  however,  I  did 
not  sign  to  tiU  I  got  Mr.  Coventry  to  go  up  with  me  to 
Sir  W.  Fen ;  and  he  did  promise  me  before  him  to 


94  PEPYS'S  DIAEY.  [December, 

bear  his  share  in  what  should  be  awarded,  and  both 
concluded  that  Sir  W.  Batten  would  do  no  less. 

15th.  To  the  Duke,  and  followed  him  into  the  Park, 
where,  though  the  ice  was  broken  and  dangerous,  yet 
he  would  go  slide  upon  his  skates,  which  I  did  not  like, 
but  he  slides  very  well.  So  back  to  his  closet,  whither 
my  Lord  Sandwich  comes,  and  there  Mr.  Coventry, 
and  we  three  had  long  discourse  together  about  the 
matters  of  the  Navy :  and,  indeed,  I  find  myself  more 
and  more  obliged  to  Mr.  Coventry,  who  studios  to  do 
me  all  the  right  he  can  in  everything  to  the  Duke. 
Thence  walked  a  good  while  up  and  down  the  galleries ; 
and  among  others,  met  with  Dr.  Clarke,  who  in  discourse 
tells  mo,  that  Sir  Charles  Barkeley's  greatness  is  only 
his  being  pimp  to  the  King,  and  to  my  Lady  Castle- 
maine.  And  yet  for  all  this,  that  the  King  is  very 
kind  to  the  Queen ;  who,  he  says,  is  one  of  the  best 
women  in  the  world.  Strange  how  the  King  is  be- 
witched to  this  pretty  Castlemaine.  I  walked  up  and 
down  the  galleries,  spending  my  time  upon  the  pictures, 
till  the  Duke  and  the  Committee  for  Tangier  met  (the 
Duke  not  staying  with  us),  where  the  only  matter  was  to 
discourse  with  my  Lord  Rutherford,  who  is  this  day 
made  Governor  of  Tangier,  for  I  know  not  what  reasons; 
and  my  Lord  of  Peterborough  to  be  called  liome  :  which, 
though  it  is  said  it  is  done  with  kindness,  I  am  sorry  to 
see  a  Catholic  Grovernor  sent  to  command  there,  where 
all  the  rest  of  the  officers  almost  are  such  already.  But 
God  knows  what  the  reason  is !  and  all  may  see  how 


1662.)  PEPTS'S  DIABY.  95 

slippery  places  all  courtiers  stand  in.  Thence  home, 
in  my  way  calling  upon  Sir  John  Berkenheade,  to 
speak  about  my  assessment  of  £42  to  the  loyal  sufferers, 
which,  I  perceive,  I  cannot  help ;  but  he  tells  me  I 
have  been  abused  by  Sir  R.  Ford.  Thence  called  at 
the  Major-General's,  Sir  R.  Browne,  about  my  being 
assessed  arms  to  the  militia ;  but  he  was  abroad. 

16th.  To  dinner,  thinking  to  have  had  Mr.  Coventry, 
but  he  could  not  go  with  me ;  and  so  I  took  Captain 
Murford.  Of  whom  I  do  hear  what  the  world  says  of 
me ;  that  all  do  conclude  Mr.  Coventry  and  Pett  and 
me  to  be  of  a  knot ;  and  that  we  do  now  carry  all 
things  before  us  :  and  much  more  in  particular  of  me, 
and  my  studiousness,  &c.,  to  my  great  content.  To 
Whitehall  to  Secretary  Bonnet's,  and  agreed  with  Mr. 
Lee  to  set  upon  our  new  adventure  at  the  Tower  to- 
morrow. 

17th.  This  morning  come  Mr.  Lee,  Wade,  and  Evett, 
intending  to  have  gone  upon  our  new  design  to  the 
Tower ;  but  it  raining,  and  the  work  being  to  be  done  in 
open  garden,  we  put  it  ofE  to  Friday  next. 

19th.  Up  and  by  appointment  with  Mr.  Lee,  Wade, 
Evett,  and  workmen  to  the  Tower,  and  with  the  Lieu- 
tenant's leave  set  them  to  work  in  the  garden,  in  the 
comer  against  the  main-guard,  a  most  unlikely  place. 
It  being  cold,  Mr.  Lee  and  I  did  sit  all  the  day  till 
three  o'clock  by  the  fire  in  the  Governor's  house ;  I 
reading  a  play  of  Fletcher's,  being  "A  Wife  for  a 
Month,"  wherein  no  great  wit  or  language.    We  went 


96  PEPYS'S  DIAEY.  [December, 

to  them  at  work,  and  having  wrought  below  the  bottom 
of  the  foundation  of  the  wall,  I  bid  them  give  over 
and  so  all  our  hopes  ended. 

20th.  To  the  office,  and  thence  with  Mr.  Coventry 
in  his  coach  to  St.  James's,  with  great  content  and 
pride  to  see  him  treat  me  so  friendly ;  and  dined  with 
him,  and  so  to  Whitehall  together ;  where  we  met 
upon  the  Tangier  Commission,  and  discoursed  many 
things  thereon :  but  little  will  be  done  before  my  Lord 
Rutherford  comes  there,  as  to  the  fortification  and 
Mole.  That  done,  my  Lord  Sandwich  and  I  walked 
together  a  good  while  in  the  matted  gallery,  he  ac- 
quainting me  with  his  late  inquiries  into  the  Ward- 
robe business  to  his  content ;  and  tells  me  how  things 
stand.  And  that  the  first  year  was  worth  about  £3,000 
to  him,  and  the  next  about  as  much :  so  that  at  this 
day,  if  he  were  paid,  it  would  be  worth  about  £7,000 
to  him. 

21st.  To  Whitehall,  and  there  to  chapel,  and  from 
thence  upstairs,  and  up  and  down  the  house  and 
galleries  on  the  King's  and  Queen's  side,  and  so 
through  the  garden  to  my  Lord's  lodgings,  where  there 
was  Mr.  Gibbons,  Madge,  Mallard,  and  Pagett;  and 
by-and-by  comes  in  my  Lord  Sandwich,  and  so  we  had 
great  store  of  good  music.  By-and-by  comes  in  my 
simple  Lord  Ohandois,  who  (my  Lord  Sandwich  being 
gone  out  to  Court)  began  to  sing  psalms,  but  so  dully 
that  I  was  weary  of  it. 

22nd.  I  'walked  to  Mr.  Coventry's  chamber,  where  I 


PEPTS'S  DIABT.  97 

found  him  gone  out  into  the  Park  with  the  Duke,  so  I 
shifted  myself  into  a  riding-habit,  and  followed  him 
through  "Whitehall,  and  in  the  Park  Mr.  Coventry's 
people  having  a  horse  ready  for  me  (so  fine  a  one  that 
I  was  almost  afraid  to  get  upon  him,  but  I  did,  and 
found  myseK  more  feared  than  hurt),  and  followed  the 
Duke,  who  with  some  of  his  people  (among  others  Mr. 
Coventry)  was  riding  out.  And  with  them  to  Hyde 
Park :  where  Mr.  Coventry  asking  leave  of  the  Duke, 
he  bids  us  go  to  Woolwich.  So  he  and  I  to  the  water- 
side, and  our  horses  coming  by  the  ferry,  we  by  oars  over 
to  Lambeth,  and  from  thence,  with  brave  discourse  by 
the  way,  rode  to  Woolwich,  where  we  put  in  practice 
my  new  way  of  the  Call-book,  which  will  be  of  great 
use. 

23rd.  Dr.  Pierce  tells  me  that  my  Lady  Castle- 
maine's  interest  at  Court  increases,  and  is  more  and 
greater  than  the  Queen's ;  that  she  hath  brought  in 
Sir  H.  Bennet  and  Sir  Charles  Barkeley;  but  that 
the  Queen  is  a  most  good  lady,  and  takes  all  with 
the  greatest  meekness  that  may  be  He  tells  me,  also, 
that  Mr.  Edward  Montagu  is  quite  broke  at  Court  with 
his  repute  and  purse ;  and  that  he  lately  was  engaged 
in  a  quarrel  against  my  Lord  Chesterfield;  but  that 
the  King  did  cause  it  to  be  taken  up.  He  tells  me, 
too,  that  the  King  is  much  concerned  in  the  Chan- 
cellor's sickness,  and  that  the  Chancellor  is  as  great, 
he  thiuks,  as  ever  with  the  King.  He  also  tells  me 
what  the  world  says  of  me,  "  that  Mr,  Coventry  and  I 
D-41 


98  PBPTS'S   DIABY.  [December, 

do  all  the  business  of  the  office  almost : "  at  which  I  am 
highly  proud. 

24th.  To  my  bookseller's,  and  paid  at  another  shop 
£4  10s.  for  Stephens's  Thesaurus  Graecae  Linguae, 
given  to  Paul's  School.  To  my  Lord  Crewe's,  and 
dined  alone  with  him.  I  understand  there  are  great 
factions  at  Court,  and  something  he  said  that  did 
imply  a  difference  like  to  be  between  the  King  and  the 
Duke,  in  case  the  Queen  should  not  be  with  child.  I 
understand,  about  this  bastard.  He  says,  also,  that 
some  great  man  wUl  be  aimed  at  when  Parliament 
comes  to  sit  again  :  I  understand,  the  Chancellor ;  and 
that  there  is  a  bill  wiU  be  brought  in,  that  none  that 
have  been  in  arms  for  the  Parliament  shall  be  capable 
of  office ;  and  that  the  Court  are  weary  of  my  Lord 
Albemarle  and  Chamberlin.  He  wishes  that  my  Lord 
Sandwich  had  some  good  occasion  to  be  abroad  this 
summer  which  is  coming  on,  and  that  my  Lord 
Hinchingbroke  were  well  married,  and  Sydney  had 
some  place  at  Court,  He  pities  the  poor  ministers  that 
are  put  out,  to  whom,  he  says,  the  King  is  beholden 
for  his  coming  in,  and  that  if  any  such  thing  had  been 
foreseen  he  had  never  come  in.  At  my  bookseller's 
in  Paul's  Churchyard,  who  takes  it  ill  my  letter  last 
night  to  Mr.  Povy,  wherein  I  accuse  him  of  the  neglect 
of  the  Tangier  boats,  in  which  I  must  confess  I  did  not 
do  altogether  like  a  friend ;  but  however  it  was  truth 
and  I  must  own  it  to  be  so,  though  I  fall  wholly  out 
with  him  for  it. 


1662.]  PEPYS'S  DIABY.  99 

25th  (Christmas  Day).  Had  a  pleasant  walk  to 
Whitehall,  where  I  intended  to  have  received  the 
communion  with  the  family,  but  I  came  a  little  too 
late.  So  I  walked  up  into  the  house  and  spent  my 
time  looking  over  pictures,  particularly  the  ships  in 
King  Henry  the  Eighth's  Toyage  to  Boulogne  ;  mark- 
ing the  great  difference  between  those  built  then  and 
now.  By-and-by  down  to  the  chapel  again,  where 
Bishop  Morley  preached  upon  the  song  of  the  Angels, 
"Glory  to  God  on  high,  on  earth  peace,  and  good 
will  towards  men."  Methought  he  made  but  a  poor 
sermon,  but  long,  and  reprehending  the  common  jollity 
of  the  Court  for  the  true  joy  that  shall  and  ought  to 
be  on  these  days.  Particularised  concerning  their 
excess  in  plays  and  gaming,  saying  that  he  whose 
office  it  is  to  keop  the  gamesters  in  order  and  within 
bounds,  serves  but  for  a  second  rather  in  a  duel,  mean- 
ing the  groom-porter.  Upon  which  it  was  worth 
observing  how  far  they  are  come  from  taking  the  re- 
prehensions of  a  bishop  seriously,  that  they  all  laugh 
in  the  chapel  when  he  reflected  on  their  iU  actions  and 
courses.  He  did  much  press  us  to  joy  in  these  public 
(lays  of  joy,  and  to  hospitality.  But  one  that  stood  by 
whispered  in  my  ear  that  the  Bishop  do  not  spend  one 
groat  to  the  poor  himself.  The  sermon  done,  a  good 
anthem  followed  with  viols,  and  the  King  came  down 
to  receive  the  Sacrament. 

26th.  To  the  Wardrobe.  Hither  come  Mr.  Battersby ; 
and  we  falling  into  discourse  of  a  new  book  of  drol- 


100  PEPYS'S  DIABT.  -  [December, 

lery  in  use,  called  Hudibras,  I  would  needs  go  find 
it  out,  and  met  with  it  at  the  Temple :  cost  me  2s.  6d. 
But  when  I  come  to  read  it,  it  is  so  silly  an  abuse  of 
the  Presbyter  Knight  going  to  the  wars,  that  I  am 
ashamed  of  it ;  and  by-and-by  meeting  at  Mr  Town- 
send's  at  dinner,  I  sold  it  to  him  for  18d. 

27th.  With  my  wife  to  the  Duke's  Theatre,  and  saw 
the  second  part  of  "Rhodes,"  done  with  the  new 
E/Oxalana ;  which  do  it  rather  better  in  all  respects  for 
person,  voice,  and  judgment,  than  the  first  Roxalana. 

29th.  To  Westminster  Hall,  where  I  stayed  reading 
at  Mrs.  Mitchell's  shop.  She  told  me  what  I  heard 
not  of  before,  the  strange  burning  of  Mr.  De  Laun,  a 
merchant's  house  in  Lothbury,  and  his  lady  (Sir 
Thomas  Allen's  daughter)  and  her  whole  family  ;  not 
one  thing,  dog  nor  cat,  escaping ;  nor  any  of  the  neigh- 
bours almost  hearing  of  it  till  the  house  was  quite 
down  and  burnt.  How  this  should  come  to  pass,  God 
knows,  but  a  most  strange  thing  it  is !  Hither  come 
Jack  Spicer,  and  talked  of  Exchequer  matters,  and 
how  the  Lord  Treasurer  hath  now  ordered  all  moneys 
to  be  brought  into  the  Exchequer,  and  hath  settled 
the  King's  revenues,  and  given  to  every  general  ex- 
pense proper  assignments  ;  to  the  Navy  £200,000  and 
odd.  He  also  told  me  of  the  great,  vast  trade  of  the 
goldsmiths  in  supplying  the  King  with  money  at  dear 
rates.  Thence  to  Whitehall,  and  got  up  to  the  top 
galleries  in  the  Banqueting  House  to  see  the  audience 
of  the  B/Ussian  Ambassador ;  which  took  place  after  our 


1662.1  PEPTS'S   DIABT.  101 

long  waiting  and  fear  of  the  falling  of  the  gallery  (it 
being  so  full  and  part  of  it  being  parted  from  the  rest, 
for  nobody  to  come  up  merely  from  the  weakness 
thereof),  and  very  handsome  it  was.  After  they  had 
come  in,  I  went  down  and  got  through  the  crowd 
almost  as  high  as  the  King  and  the  Ambassadors, 
where  I  saw  all  the  presents,  being  rich  furs,  hawks, 
carpets,  cloths  of  tissue,  and  sea-horse  teeth.  The 
King  took  two  or  three  hawks  upon  his  fist,  having 
a  glove  on  wrought  with  gold,  given  him  for  the  pur- 
pose. The  son  of  one  of  the  Ambassadors  was  in  the 
richest  suit  for  pearl  and  tissue  that  ever  I  did  see,  or 
shall,  I  believe.  After  they  and  all  the  company  had 
kissed  the  King's  hand,  then  the  three  Ambassadors 
and  the  son,  and  no  more,  did  kiss  the  Queen's.  One 
thing  more  I  did  observe,  that  the  chief  Ambassador 
did  carry  up  his  master's  letters  in  state  before  him  on 
high ;  and  as  soon  as  he  had  delivered  them,  he 
did  fall  down  to  the  ground  and  lay  there  a  great 
while.  After  all  was  done,  the  company  broke  up; 
and  I  spent  a  little  while  walking  up  and  down  the 
gallery  seeing  the  ladies,  the  two  Queens,  and  the 
Duke  of  Monmouth  with  his  little  mistress,  which  is 
very  little,  and  like  my  brother-in-law's  wife. 

30th.  Yisited  Mrs.  Ferrer,  and  stayed  talking  with 
her  a  good  while,  there  being  a  little,  proud,  ugly 
talking  lady  there,  that  was  much  crying  up  the 
Queen-Mo  i-her's  Court  at  Somerset  House  above  our 
own  Queen's ;  there  being  before  her  no  allowance  of 


102  PEPYS'S  DIARY.  LDecember, 

laughing  and  the  mirth  that  is  at  the  other's ;  and 
indeed  it  is  observed  that  the  greatest  Court  now-a- 
days  is  there.  Thence  to  Whitehall,  where  I  carried 
my  wife  to  see  the  queen  in  her  presence  chamber ;  and 
the  maids  of  honour  and  the  young  Duke  of  Monmouth 
playing  at  cards.  Some  of  them,  and  but  a  few, 
were  very  pretty;  though  all  well  dressed  in  velvet 
gowns. 

Slst.  Mr.  Povy  and  I  to  Whitehall ;  he  taking  me 
thither  on  purpose  to  carry  me  into  the  ball  this  night 
before  the  King.  He  brought  me  first  to  the  Duke's 
chamber,  where  I  saw  him  and  the  Duchess  at  supper ; 
and  thence  into  the  room  where  the  ball  was  to  be, 
crammed  with  fine  ladies,  the  greatest  of  the  Court. 
By-and-by  comes  the  King  and  Queen,  the  Duke  and 
Duchess,  and  all  the  great  ones :  and  after  seating 
themselves,  the  King  takes  out  the  Duchess  of  York ; 
and  the  Duke,  the  Duchess  of  Buckingham ;  the  Duke  of 
Monmouth,  my  Lady  Castlemaine ;  and  so  other  lords 
other  ladies  :  and  they  danced  the  Brantle.  After  that 
the  King  led  a  lady  a  single  Coranto ;  and  then  the  rest 
of  the  lords,  one  after  another,  other  ladies  :  very  noble 
it  was,  and  great  pleasure  to  see.  Then  to  country 
dances;  the  King  leading  the  first,  which  he  called 
for ;  which  was,  says  he,  "  Cuckolds  all  awry,"  the 
old  dance  of  England.  Of  the  ladies  that  danced,  the 
Duke  of  Monmouth's  mistress,  and  my  Lady  Castle- 
maine, and  a  daughter  of  Sir  Harry  do  Yicke's,  were 
the  best.    The  manner  was,  when  the  King  danoes,  all 


1662.]  PEPTS'S  DIABT.  103 

the  ladies  in  the  room,  and  the  Queen  herself,  stand 
up  :  and  indeed  he  dances  rarely,  and  much  better  than 
the  Duke  of  York.  Having  stayed  here  as  long  as  I 
thouglit  fit  to  my  infinite  content,  it  being  the  greatest 
pleasure  I  could  wish  now  to  see  at  Court,  I  went 
home,  leaving  them  dancing. 

Thus  ends  this  year  with  great  mirth  to  me  and  my 
wife.  Our  condition  being  thus :  we  are  at  present 
spending  a  night  or  two  at  my  Lord's  lodgings  at 
Whitehall.  Our  home  at  the  Navy-office,  which  is  and 
hath  a  pretty  while  been  in  good  condition,  finished  and 
made  very  convenient.  By  my  last  year's  diligence  in 
my  office,  blessed  bo  God !  I  am  come  to  a  good  degree 
of  knowledge  therein  ;  and  am  acknowledged  so  by  all 
the  world,  even  the  Duke  himself,  to  whom  I  have  a 
good  access  :  and  by  that,  and  by  my  being  Commis- 
sioner for  Tangier,  he  takes  much  notice  of  me  ;  and  I 
doubt  not  but,  by  the  continuance  of  the  same  endea- 
vours, I  shall  in  a  little  time  come  to  be  a  man  much 
taken  notice  of  in  the  world,  especially  being  come  to 
so  great  an  esteem  with  Mr.  Coventry.  Public  matters 
stand  thus :  The  King  is  bringing,  as  is  said,  his 
family,  and  Navy,  and  all  other  his  charges,  to  a  less 
expense.  In  the  meantime,  himself  following  his  plea- 
sures more  than  with  good  advice  he  would  do;  at 
least  to  be  seen  to  all  the  world  to  do  so.  His  dalliance 
with  my  Lady  Castlemaine  being  public,  every  day,  to 
his  great  reproach  ;  and  his  favouring  of  none  at  Court 
$0  much  as  those  that  are  the  confidants  of  his  pleasure, 


104  PEPYS'S  DIAET.  [December, 

as  Sir  H.  Bennet  and  Sir  Charles  Barkeley ;  wMcli, 
good  God  put  it  into  Ms  heart  to  mend,  before  he 
makes  himself  too  much  contemned  by  his  people  for 
it !  The  Duke  of  Monmouth  is  in  so  great  splendour 
at  Court  and  so  dandled  by  the  King,  that  some  doubt 
that  if  the  King  should  have  no  chUd  by  the  Queen 
(which  there  is  yet  no  appearance  of ),  whether  he  would 
not  be  acknowledged  for  a  lawful  son ;  and  that  there 
will  be  a  difference  follow  between  the  Duke  of  York 
and  him ;  which  God  prevent !  My  Lord  Chancellor 
is  threatened  by  people  to  be  questioned,  the  next  sit- 
ting of  the  Parliament,  by  some  spirits  that  do  not 
love  to  see  him  so  great :  but  certainly  he  is  a  good 
servant  to  the  King.  The  Queen-Mother  is  said  to 
keep  too  great  a  Court  now ;  and  her  being  married 
to  my  Lord  St.  Alban's  is  commonly  talked  of; 
and  that  they  had  a  daughter  between  them  in  France, 
how  true,  God  knows.  The  Bishops  are  high,  and  go 
on  without  any  diffidence  in  pressing  uniformity ;  and 
the  Presbyters  seem  silent  in  it,  and  either  conform 
or  lay  down,  though  without  doubt  they  expect  a 
turn,  and  would  be  glad  these  endeavours  of  the  other 
fanatics  would  take  effect;  there  having  been  a  plot 
lately  found,  for  which  four  have  been  publicly  tried  at 
the  Old  Bailey  and  hanged.  My  Lord  Sandwich  is  still 
in  good  esteem,  and  now  keeping  his  Christmas  in  the 
country ;  and  I  in  good  esteem,  I  think,  as  any  man 
can  be  with  him.  In  fine,  for  the  good  condition  of 
myself,  wife,  family,  and  estate,  in  the  great  degree 


1662.]  PEPTS'S  DIABT.  105 

that  it  is,  and  for  the  public  state  of  the  nation,  so 
quiet  as  it  is,  the  Lord  God  be  praised ! 

1662-3.  January  1.  Among  other  discourse,  Mrs. 
Sarah  tells  us  how  the  King  sups  at  least  four  times 
every  week  with  my  Lady  Castlemaine ;  and  most  often 
stays  till  the  morning  with  her  and  goes  home  through 
the  garden  all  alone  privately,  and  that  so  as  the  very 
sentries  take  notice  of  it  and  speak  of  it.  She  tells  me 
that  about  a  month  ago,  she  quickened  at  my  Lord 
Gerard's  at  dinner,  and  cried  out  that  she  was  undone ; 
and  all  the  lords  and  men  were  fain  to  quit  the  room, 
and  women  called  to  help  her. 

5th.  To  the  Duke,  who  himself  told  me  that  Sir  J. 
Lawson  was  cqme  home  to  Portsmouth  from  the 
the  Straits  with  great  renown  among  all  men,  and,  I 
perceive,  mightily  esteemed  at  Court  by  all.  The 
Duke  did  not  stay  long  in  his  chamber ;  but  to  the 
King's  chamber,  whither  by-and-by  the  Russian  Ambas- 
sadors come ;  who  it  seems  have  a  custom  that  they 
will  not  come  to  have  any  treaty  with  our  or  any  King's 
Commissioners,  but  they  will  themselves  see  at  the  time 
the  face  of  the  King  himself,  be  it  forty  days  one  after 
ai^other ;  and  so  they  did  to-day  only  go  in  and  see  the 
King ;  and  so  out  again  to  the  council-chamber.  To 
the  Duke's  closet,  where  Sir  G.  Carteret,  Sir  J.  Minnes, 
Sir  W.  Batten,  Mr.  Coventry,  and  myself  attended  him 
about  the  business  of  the  Navy ;  and  after  much  dis- 
course and  pleasant  talk  he  went  away.  To  the  Cock- 
pit, where  we  saw,  "  ClaraciUa,"  a  poor  play  done  by 


106  PEPYS'S  DIAET.  [January, 

the  King's  house ;  but  neither  the  King  nor  Queen 
were  there,  but  only  the  Duke  and  Duchess.  El- 
borough  (my  old  schoolfellow  at  Paul's)  do  tell  me,  and 
so  do  others,  that  Dr.  Oalamy  is  this  day  sent  to  New- 
gate for  preaching,  Sunday  was  se'nnight,  without  leave, 
though  he  did  it  only  to  supply  the  place ;  otherwise 
the  people  must  have  gone  away  without  ever  a  sermon, 
they  being  disappointed  of  a  minister :  but  the  Bishop 
of  London  wiU  not  take  that  as  an  excuse.  Dined  at 
home ;  and  there  being  the  famous  new  play  acted  the 
first  time  to-day,  which  is  called  "  The  Adventures  of 
Five  Hours,"  at  the  Duke's  house,  being,  they  say,  made 
or  translated  by  Colonel  Tuke,  I  did  long  to  see  it ;  and 
so  we  went ;  and  though  early,  were  forced  to  sit  al- 
most out  of  sight,  at  the  end  of  one  of  the  lower  forms, 
so  full  was  the  house.  And  the  play,  in  one  word,  is 
the  best,  for  the  variety  and  the  most  excellent  continu- 
ance of  the  plot  to  the  very  end,  that  ever  I  saw,  or 
think  ever  shall. 

12th.  I  found  my  Lord  within,  and  he  and  I  went 
out  through  the  garden  towards  the  Duke's  chamber,  to 
sit  upon  the  Tangier  matters ;  but  a  lady  called  to  my 
Lord  out  of  my  Lady  Castlemaine's  lodgings,  telling 
him  that  the  King  was  there  and  would  speak  with  him. 
My  Lord  could  not  tell  me  what  to  say  at  the  Com- 
mittee to  excuse  his  absence,  but  that  he  was  with  the 
King ;  nor  would  suffer  me  to  go  into  the  privy  garden 
(which  is  now  a  through-passage  and  common),  but  bid 
me  to  go  through  some  other  way,  which  I  did ;  so  that  I 


1663.1  PEPTS'S  DIABT.  107 

see  he  is  a  servant  of  the  King's  pleasures  too,  as  well 
as  business. 

19th.  Singled  out  Mr.  Coventry  into  the  matted  gal- 
lery, and  there  I  told  him  the  complaints  I  meet  every 
day  about  our  Treasurer's  or  his  people's  paying  no 
money,  but  at  the  goldsmith's  shops,  where  they  are 
forced  to  pay  fifteen  or  sometimes  twenty  per  cent,  for 
their  money,  which  is  a  most  horrid  shame,  and  that 
which  must  not  be  suffered.  Nor  is  it  likely  that  the 
Treasurer  (at  least  his  people)  will  suffer  Maynell  the 
goldsmith  to  go  away  with  £10,000  per  annum,  as  he 
do  now  get,  by  making  people  pay  after  this  manner 
for  their  money. 

To  my  Lord  Chancellor's,  where  the  King  was  to 
meet  my  Lord  Treasurer  and  many  great  men,  to  settle 
the  revenue  of  Tangier.  I  stayed  talking  awhile  there, 
but  the  King  not  coming,  I  walked  to  my  brother's. 
This  day,  by  Dr.  Clarke  I  was  told  the  occasion  of  my 
Lord  Chesterfield's  going  and  taking  his  lady  (my 
Lord  Ormond's  daughter)  from  Court.  It  seems  he 
not  only  hath  been  long  jealous  of  the  Duke  of  York, 
but  did  find  them  two  talking  together,  though 
there  were  others  in  the  room,  and  the  lady  by  all 
opinions  a  most  good,  virtuous  woman.  He  the  next 
day  (of  which  the  Duke  was  warned  by  somebody  that 
saw  the  passion  my  Lord  Chesterfield  was  in  the  night 
before),  went  and  told  the  Duke  how  much  he  did 
apprehend  himself  wronged,  in  his  picking  out  his  lady 
of  the  whole  Court  to  be  the  subject  of  his  dishonour ; 


108  PBPYS'S  DIABY.  [January, 

which  the  Duke  did  answer  with  great  calmness,  not 
seeming  to  understand  the  reason  of  complaint,  and 
that  was  aU  that  passed :  but  my  Lord  did  presently 
pack  his  lady  into  the  country  in  Derbyshire,  near  the 
Peak ;  which  is  become  a  proverb  at  Court,  to  send  a 
man's  wife  to  the  Peak  when  she  vexes  him. 

23rd.  Mr.  Grant  and  I  to  a  coffee-house,  where  Sir 
J.  Cutler  was;  and  he  did  fully  make  out  that  the 
trade  of  England  is  as  great  as  ever  it  was,  only  in 
more  hands ;  and  that  of  all  trades  there  is  a  greater 
number  than  ever  there  was,  by  reason  of  men's  taking 
more  'prentices.  His  discourse  was  well  worth  hearing. 
I  bought  "  Audley's  Way  to  be  Rich,"  a  serious  pam- 
phlet, and  some  good  things  worth  my  minding. 

25th.  I  understand  the  King  of  France  is  upon  con- 
sulting his  divines  upon  the  old  question.  What  the 
power  of  the  Pope  is?  and  do  intend  to  make  war 
against  him,  unless  he  do  right  him  for  the  wrong  his 
Ambassador  received ;  and  banish  the  Cardinal  Imperial, 
by  which  I  understand  is  not  meant  the  Cardinal  be- 
longing or  chosen  by  the  Emperor,  but  the  name  of  his 
family  is  Imperiali.  To  my  lord,  and  I  stayed  talking  with 
him  an  hour  alone  in  his  chamber,  about  sundry  public 
and  private  matters.  Among  others  he  wonders  what 
the  project  should  be  of  the  Duke's  going  down  to 
Portsmouth  again  now  with  his  lady,  at  this  time  of 
the  year :  it  being  no  way,  we  think,  to  increase  his 
popularity,  which  is  not  great ;  nor  yet  safe  to  do  it, 
for  that  reason  if  it  would  have  any  such  effect.     Capt. 


1663.]  PBPYS'S  DIABT.  109 

Ferrers  tells  me  of  my  Lady  Oastlemaine  and  Sir 
Charles  Barkeley  being  the  great  favourites  at  Court, 
and  growing  every  day  more  and  more  so ;  and  that 
upon  a  late  dispute  between  my  Lord  Chesterfield,  that 
is  the  Queen's  Lord  Chamberlain,  and  Mr.  Edward 
Montagu,  her  Master  of  the  Horse,  who  should  have 
the  precedence  in  taking  the  Queen's  upper  hand 
abroad  out  of  the  house,  which  Mr.  Montagfu  challenges, 
it  was  given  to  my  Lord  Chesterfield.  So  that  I  per- 
ceive he  goes  down  the  wind  in  honour  as  well  as  every 
thing  else,  every  day. 

26th.  I  met  with  Monsieur  Raby  who  is  lately  come 
from  France.  I  had  a  great  deal  of  very  good  discourse 
with  him,  concerning  the  difference  between  the  French 
and  the  Pope,  and  the  occasion,  which  he  told  me 
very  particularly,  and  to  my  great  content ;  and  of 
most  of  the  chief  affairs  of  France,  which  I  did  inquire: 
and  that  the  King  is  a  most  excellent  Prince,  doing  all 
business  himself ;  and  that  it  is  true  he  hath  a  mistress, 
Mademoiselle  LaVaUiere,  one  of  the  Princess  Henriette's 
women,  that  he  courts  for  his  pleasure  every  other  day, 
but  not  so  as  to  make  him  neglect  his  public  affairs.  He 
tells  me  how  the  King  do  carry  himself  nobly  to  the 
relations  of  the  dead  Cardinal,  and  wUl  not  suffer  one 
pasquil  to  come  forth  against  him ;  and  that  he  acts 
by  what  directions  he  received  from  him  before  his 
death. 

30th.  My  manuscript  is  brought  home  handsomely 
bound,  to  my  full  content ;  and  now  I  think  I  have  a 


110  PEPYS'S  DIAEY,  [January, 

better  collection  in  reference  to  the  Navy,  and  shall 
hare  by  the  time  I  have  filled  it,  than  any  of  my  prede- 
cessors. 

February  1.  This  day  Creed  and  I  walking  in  Wlute- 
hall,  did  see  the  King  coming  privately  from  my  Lady 
Castlemaine's,  which  is  a  poor  thing  for  a  Prince  to 
do ;  and  so  I  expressed  my  sense  of  it  to  Creed  in  terms 
which  I  should  not  have  done,  but  that  I  believe  he  is 
trusty  in  that  point. 

2nd.  With  Sir  J.  Minnes  and  Sir  "W.  Batten  to  the 
Duke ;  and  after  discourse  as  usual  with  him  in  his 
closet,  I  went  to  my  Lord's :  the  King  and  the  Duke 
being  gone  to  chapel,  it  being  a  collar  day.  Candlemas 
Day ;  where  I  stayed  with  him  until  towards  noon,  there 
being  Jonas  Moore  talking  about  some  mathematical 
businesses.  With  Mr.  Coventry  down  to  his  chamber, 
where  he  did  tell  me  how  he  do  make  himself  an  in- 
terest by  doing  business  truly  and  justly,  though  he 
thwarts  others  greater  than  himself,  not  striviug  to  make 
himself  friends  by  addresses ;  and  by  this  he  thinks 
and  observes  he  do  live  as  contentedly  (now  he  finds 
himself  secured  from  fear  of  want),  and,  take  one  time 
with  another,  as  void  of  fears  or  cares,  or  more,  than 
they  that  (as  his  own  terms  were)  have  quicker  pleasures 
and  sharper  agonies  than  he. 

4th.  To  Paul's  School,  it  being  opposition-day  there. 
I  heard  some  of  their  speeches,  and  they  were  just  as 
schoolboys'  used  to  be,  of  the  seven  liberal  sciences ; 
but  I  think  not  so  good  as  ours  were  in  our  time. 


1663.]  PEPYS'S  DIABT.  Ill 

Thence  to  Bow  Church,  to  the  Court  of  Arches,  where 
a  judge  sits,  and  his  proctors  about  him  in  their  habits, 
and  their  pleadings  all  in  Latin.  Here  I  was  sworn 
to  give  a  true  answer  to  my  uncle's  libels.  And  back 
again  to  Paul's  School,  and  went  up  to  see  the  head 
forms  posed  in  Latin,  Greek,  and  Hebrew.  Dr.  Wil- 
kins  and  Outram  were  examiners. 

6th.  To  Lincoln's  Inn  Fields,  and  it  being  too  soon 
to  go  to  dinner,  I  walked  up  and  down,  and  looked 
upon  the  outside  of  the  new  theatre  building  in  Covent 
Garden,  which  will  be  very  fine.  And  so  to  a  book- 
sellers in  the  Strand,  and  there  bought  Hudibras  again, 
it  being  certainly  some  ill  humour  to  be  so  against  that 
which  aU  the  world  cries  up  to  be  the  example  of  wit, 
for  which  I  am  resolved  once  more  to  read  him  and  see 
whether  I  can  find  it  or  no. 

7th.  To  Wliitehall  to  chapel,  where  there  preached 
little  Dr.  Duport,  of  Cambridge,  upon  Josiah's  words : 
"  But  I  and  my  house  we  will  serve  the  Lord."  Thence 
with  Mr.  Creed  to  the  King's  Head  ordinary.  After 
dinner  Sir  Thomas  Willis  and  another  stranger,  and 
Creed,  and  I  fell  a  talking,  they  of  the  errors  and  cor- 
ruption of  the  Navy,  and  great  expense  thereof,  not 
knowing  who  I  was,  wliich  at  last  I  did  undertake  to 
confute  and  disabuse  them,  and  they  took  it  very  well, 
and  I  hope  it  was  to  good  purpose  they  being  Parlia- 
ment men.  Creed  and  I,  and  Captain  Ferrers  to  the 
Park,  and  there  walked  finely,  seeing  people  slide,  we 
talking  aU  the  while,  and  Captain  Ferrers  telling  me 


112  PEPTS'S  DIABT.  [January, 

among  other  Court  passages,  hoyr  about  a  month  ago, 
at  a  ball  at  Court,  a  child  was  dropped  by  one  of  the 
ladies  in  dancing,  but  nobody  knew  who,  it  being  taken 
up  by  somebody  in  their  handkerchief.  The  next 
morning  all  the  Ladies  of  Honour  appeared  early  at 
Court  for  their  vindication,  so  that  nobody  could  tell 
whose  this  mischance  should  be.  But  it  seems  Mrs. 
Wells  fell  sick  that  afternoon,  and  hath  disappeared 
ever  since,  so  that  it  is  concluded  it  was  her.  The 
little  Duke  of  Monmouth,  it  seems,  is  ordered  to  take 
place  of  all  Dukes,  and  so  do  follow  Prince  Rupert 
now,  before  the  Duke  of  Buckingham  or  any  else. 

13th.  To  my  office,  where  late  upon  business,  Mr. 
Bland  sitting  with  me,  talking  of  my  Lord  Windsor's 
being  come  home  from  Jamaica  unlooked  for,  which 
makes  us  think  that  these  young  Lords  are  not  fit  to 
do  any  service  abroad,  though  it  is  said  that  he  could 
not  have  his  health  there,  but  hath  razed  a  fort  of  the 
King  of  Spain  upon  Cuba,  which  is  considerable,  or 
said  to  be  so,  for  his  honour.  / 

16th.  To  Westminster  Hall,  and  there  find  great 
expectation  what  the  Parliament  will  do,  when  they 
come  two  days  hence  to  sit  again,  in  matters  of 
religion.  The  great  question  is  whether  the  Presbyters 
will  be  contented  to  let  the  Papists  have  the  same 
liberty  of  conscience  with  them  or  no,  or  rather  be 
denied  it  themselves,  and  the  Papists  I  hear,  are  very 
busy  in  designing  how  to  make  the  Presbyters  consent 
to  take  their  liberty,  and  to  let  them  have  the  same 


1663.]  PEPTS'S  DIAfiY,  113 

with  thera,  -which  some  are  apt  to  think  they  will.  It 
seems  a  priest  was  taken  in  his  vests  officiating  some- 
where in  Holbom  the  other  day,  and  was  committed 
by  Secretary  Morris,  according  to  law,  and  they  say 
the  Bishop  of  Loudon  did  give  him  thanks  for  it. 

17th.  To  my  Lord  Sandwich,  whom  I  found  at  cards 
with  Pickering,  but  he  made  an  end  soon,  and  so  all 
alone  he  told  me  he  had  a  great  secret  to  tell  me,  such 
as  no  flesh  knew  but  himself,  nor  ought,  which  was 
this :  that  yesterday  morning  Eschar,  Mr.  Edward 
Montagu's  man,  did  come  to  him  from  his  master  with 
some  of  the  clerks  of  the  Excliequer,  for  my  Lord  to 
sign  to  their  books  for  the  Embassy  money ;  which  my 
Lord  very  civilly  desired  not  to  do  till  he  had  spoke 
with  his  master  himself.  In  the  afternoon,  my  Lord 
and  my  Lady  Wright  being  at  cards  in  his  chamber, 
in  comes  Mr.  Montagu,  and  desiring  to  speak  with 
my  Lord  at  the  window  in  his  chamber,  he  began  to 
charge  my  Lord  with  the  greatest  ingratitude  in  the 
world ;  that  he  that  had  received  his  earldom,  garter, 
£4,000  per  annum,  and  whatever  he  has  in  the  world 
from  him,  should  now  study  him  all  the  dishonour  that 
he  could ;  and  so  fell  to  tell  my  Lord  that  if  he  should 
speak  all  that  he  knew  of  him,  he  could  do  so  and  so. 
In  a  word,  he  did  rip  up  all  that  could  be  said  that  was 
unworthy,  and  in  the  basest  terms  they  could  be  spoken 
in.  To  which  my  Lord  answered  with  great  temper, 
justifying  himself,  but  endeavouring  to  lessen  his  heat, 
which  was  a  strange  temper  in  him,  knowing  that  he 


Ii4  PEPTS'S  D;[AEY.  tJanuaxy, 

did  owe  all  lie  hath  in  the  world  to  my  Lord,  and  that 
he  is  now  aU  that  he  is  by  his  means  and  favonr.  But 
my  Lord  did  forbear  to  increase  the  quarrel,  knowing 
that  it  would  be  to  no  good  purpose  for  the  world  to 
see  a  difference  in  the  family,  but  did  allay  them  so  as 
that  he  fell  to  weeping.  And  after  much  talk  (among 
other  things  Mr.  Montagu  telling  him  that  there  was 
a  fellow  in  the  town,  naming  me,  that  had  done  ill 
offices,  and  that  if  he  knew  it  to  bo  so,  he  would  have 
him  cudgeled)  my  Lord  did  promise  him  that,  if  upon 
account  he  saw  that  there  were  not  many  tradesmen 
unpaid,  he  would  sign  the  books,  but  if  there  was  he 
could  not  bear  with  taking  too  great  a  debt  upon  him. 
So  this  day  he  sent  him  an  account  and  a  letter 
assuring  him  there  was  not  above  £200  unpaid,  and  so 
my  Lord  did  sign  to  the  Excliequer  books.  Upon  the 
whole,  I  understand  fully  what  a  rogue  he  is,  and  how 
my  Lord  do  think  and  will  think  of  him  for  the  future, 
telling  me  that  thus  he  has  served  his  father  my  Lord 
Manchester  and  his  whole  family,  and  now  himself ; 
and,  which  is  worst,  that  he  hath  abused,  and  in 
speeches  every  day  do  abuse  my  Lord  Chancellor 
whose  favour  he  hath  lost,  and  hath  no  friend  but  Sir 
H.  Bennet,  and  that  (I  knowing  the  rise  of  his  friend- 
ship) only  from  the  likeness  of  their  pleasures,  and  ac- 
quaintance, and  concernments  they  have  in  the  same 
matters  of  lust  and  baseness,  for  which,  God  forgive 
them !  But  he  do  flatter  himself,  from  promises  of  Sir 
H.  Bennet,  that  he  shall  have  a  pension  of  £2,000  per 


1663.]  1>EPT8*8  DIAET.  115 

annum,  and  be  made  an  earl.  My  Lord  told  me  he 
expected  a  challenge  from  him,  but  told  me  there  ■was 
no  great  fear  of  him,  for  there  was  no  man  lies  under 
such  an  imputation  as  he  do  in  the  business  of  Mr. 
Cholmley,  who,  though  a  simple,  sorry  fellow,  do  brave 
him  and  struts  before  him  with  the  Queen,  to  the 
sport  and  observation  of  the  whole  Court.  Mr. 
Pickering  tells  me  the  story  is  very  true  of  a  child 
being  dropped  at  the  ball  at  Court,  and  that  the  King 
had  it  in  his  closet  a  week  after,  and  did  dissect  it,  and 
making  great  sport  of  it  said,  that  in  his  opinion,  it 
must  have  been  a  month  and  three  hours  old,  and  that, 
whatever  others  think,  he  hath  the  greatest  loss  (it 
being  a  boy,  as  he  says)  that  hath  lost  a  subject  by  the 
business.  He  tells  me  too,  that  Sir  H.  Bennet  is  a 
Catholic,  and  how  all  the  Court  almost  is  changed  to 
the  worst  since  his  coming  in,  they  being  afraid  of 
him.  And  that  the  Queen- Mother's  court  is  now  the 
greatest  of  all,  and  that  our  own  Queen  hath  little  or 
no  company  come  to  her,  which  I  know  also  to  be  very- 
true,  and  am  sorry  to  see  it. 

February  18.  Mr.  Hater  and  I  alone  at  the  ofl&ce, 
finishing  our  account  of  the  extra  charge  of  the  Navy, 
not  properly  belonging  to  the  Navy,  since  the  King's 
coming  in  to  Christmas  last;  and  all  extra  things  being 
abated,  I  find  that  the  true  charge  of  the  Navy  to  that 
time  hath  been  after  the  rate  of  £374,743  a  year.  I 
made  an  end  by  eleven  o'clock  at  night.  This  day  the 
Parliament  met  again,  after  their  long  prorogation,  but 


116  PBPT8*S  DIABT.  LFebfuftry, 

I  know  not  anything  what  they  have  done,  being  within 
doors  all  day. 

19th.  This  day  I  read  the  King's  speech  to  the 
Parliament  yesterday,  which  is  very  short  and  not 
very  obliging,  bnt  only  telling  them  his  desire  to  have 
a  power  of  indulging  tender  consciences,  and  that  he 
will  yield  to  have  any  mixture  in  the  uniformity  of  the 
Church's  discipline,  and  says  the  same  for  the  Papists, 
but  declares  against  their  ever  being  admitted  to  have 
any  offices  or  places  of  trust  in  the  kingdom,  but  God 
knows,  too  many  have. 

2l8t.  To  the  office,  where  Sir  J.  Minnes  (most  of  the 
rest  being  at  the  Parliament  House),  all  the  morning 
answering  petitions  and  other  business.  Towards 
noon  there  comes  a  man  as  if  upon  ordinary  business, 
and  shows  me  a  writ  from  the  Exchequer,  called  a 
Commission  of  Rebellion,  and  tells  me  that  I  am  his 
prisoner  in  Field's  business;  which  me  thought  did 
strike  me  to  the  heart,  to  think  that  we  could  not  sit  in 
the  middle  of  the  King's  business.  I  told  him  how 
and  where  we  were  employed,  and  bid  him  have  a  care, 
and  perceiving  that  we  were  busy  he  said  he  would, 
and  did  withdraw  for  an  hour,  in  which  time  Sir  J. 
Minnes  took  coach  and  to  Court  to  see  what  he  could 
do  from  thence,  and  our  solicitor  against  Pield  come  by 
chance  and  told  me  that  he  would  go  and  satisfy  the 
fees  of  the  Court,  and  would  end  the  business.  So  he 
went  away  about  that,  and  I  stayed  in  my  closet,  till 
by-and-by  the  man  and  four  more  of  his  fellows  came 


1663.J  PEPTS'S  DIAET.  117 

to  know  what  I  would  do,  and  I  told  them  to  stay  till 
I  heard  from  the  King  or  my  Lord  Chief  Baron,  to 
both  whom  I  had  now  sent.  With  that  they  consulted, 
and  told  me  that  if  I  would  promise  to  stay  in  the 
house,  they  would  go  and  refresh  themselves,  and  come 
again  and  know  what  answer  I  had ;  so  they  away  and 
I  home  to  dinner.  Before  I  had  dined  the  bailiffs 
came  back  again  with  the  constable,  and  at  the  office 
knock  for  me,  but  found  me  not  there ;  and  I  hearing 
in  what  manner  they  were  come,  did  forbear  letting 
them  know  where  I  was,  so  they  stood  knocking  and 
inquiring  for  me.  By-and-by  at  my  parlour  window 
comes  Sir  W.  Batten's  mungo,  to  teU  me  that  his 
master  and  lady  would  have  me  come  to  their  house 
through  Sir  J.  Minnes's  lodgings,  which  I  could  not 
do,  but  however,  by  ladders,  did  get  over  the  pale  be- 
tween our  yards  and  their  house,  where  I  found  them 
(as  they  have  reason)  to  be  much  concerned  for  me, 
my  lady  especially.  The  fellows  stayed  in  the  yard 
swearing  with  one  or  two  constables,  and  some  time  we 
locked  them  into  the  yard,  and  by-and-by  let  them  out 
again,  and  so  kept  them  all  the  afternoon,  not  letting 
them  see  me  or  know  where  I  was.  One  time  I  went 
up  to  the  top  of  Sir  W.  Batten's  house,  and  out  of  one 
of  their  windows  spoke  to  my  wife  out  of  one  of  ours, 
which  methought,  though  I  did  it  in  mirth,  yet  I  was 
sad  to  think  what  a  sad  thing  it  would  be  for  me  to 
be  really  in  that  condition.  By-and-by  comes  Sir  J. 
Minnes,  who  (like  himself  and  all  that  he  does)  tells  us 


118  PEPYS'S  DIAET.  [Pebruaxy, 

that  he  can  do  no  good,  but  that  my  Lord  Chancellor 
wonders  that  we  did  not  cause  the  seamen  to  fall  about 
their  ears,  which  we  wished  we  could  have  done  with- 
out our  being  seen  in  it;  and  Captain  Grove  being 
there,  he  did  give  them  some  affront,  and  would  have 
got  some  seamen  to  have  drubbed  them  but  he  had  not 
time,  nor  did  we  think  it  fit  to  have  done  it,  they 
having  executed  their  commission;  but  there  was 
occasion  given  that  he  did  draw  upon  one  of  them,  who 
did  complain  that  Grove  had  pricked  him  in  the  breast, 
but  no  hurt  done,  but  I  see  that  Grove  would  have 
done  our  business  to  them  if  we  had  bid  him.  By-and- 
by  comes  Mr.  Gierke,  our  solicitor,  who  brings  us  a 
release  from  our  adverse  attorney,  we  paying  the  fees 
of  the  commission,  which  comes  to  five  marks,  and  the 
charges  of  these  fellows,  which  are  called  the  com- 
missioners but  are  the  most  rake-shamed  rogues  that 
ever  I  saw  in  my  life,  so  he  showed  them  this  release, 
and  they  seemed  satisfied  and  went  away  with  him  to 
their  attorney  to  be  paid  by  him.  But  before  they 
went  Sir  W.  Batten  and  my  lady  did  begin  to  taunt 
them,  but  the  rogues  answered  them  as  high  as  them- 
selves, and  swore  they  would  come  again,  and  called 
me  rogue  and  rebel,  and  they  would  bring  the  sheriff 
and  untile  his  house  before  he  should  harbour  a  rebel 
in  his  house,'a,nd  that  they  would  be  here  again  shortly. 
Well,  at  last  they  went  away,  and  I  by  advice  took 
occasion  to  go  abroad,  and  walked  through  the  street 
to  show  myself  among  the  neighbours,  that  they  might 


1663.J  PEPYS'S  DIAKT.  119 

not  think  worse  than  the  business  is.  I  home  to  Sir 
W.  Batten's  again,  where  Sir  J.  Lawson,  Captain 
Allen,  Spragge,  and  several  others,  and  all  our  dis- 
course about  the  disgrace  done  to  our  office  to  be  liable 
to  this  trouble,  which  we  must  get  removed.  Hither 
comes  Mr.  Gierke  by-and-by,  and  tells  me  that  he  hath 
paid  the  fees  of  the  Court  for  the  commission ;  but  the 
men  are  not  contented  with  under  £5  for  their  charges, 
which  he  will  not  give  them,  and  therefore  advises  me 
not  to  stir  abroad  till  Monday  that  he  comes  or  sends 
to  me  again,  whereby  I  shall  not  be  able  to  go  to 
Whitehall  to  the  Duke  of  York  as  I  ought.  Here  I 
stayed  vexing,  and  yet  pleased  to  see  everybody  for  me, 
and  so  home,  where  my  people  are  mightily  surprised 
to  see  this  business,  but  it  troubles  me  not  very  much, 
it  being  nothing  touching  my  particular  person  or 
estate.  Sir  W.  Batten  tells  me  that  little  is  done  yet 
in  the  Parliament  House,  but  only  this  day  it  was 
moved  and  ordered  that  all  the  members  of  the  House 
do  subscribe  to  the  renouncing  of  the  Covenant,  which 
it  is  thought  will  try  some  of  them.  There  is  also  a 
bill  brought  in  for  the  wearing  of  nothing  but  cloth  or 
stuffs  of  our  own  manufacture,  and  is  likely  to  be 
passed.  Among  other  talk  this  morning,  my  lady 
did  speak  concerning  Commissioner  Pett's  calling 
the  present  King  bastard,  and  other  high  words 
heretofore,  and  Sir  W.  Batten  did  tell  us  that  he 
did  give  the  Duke  and  Mr.  Coventry  an  account 
of   that   and   otlier   like   matters    in   writing   under 


120  PEPTS'S  DIABT.  [Februaxy, 

oath,  of  wliich  I  was  ashamed,  and  for  which  I  was 
soiry. 

22nd  (Lord's-day).  Went  not  out  all  the  morning  ; 
but  after  dinner  to  Sir  W.  Batten's  and  Sir  W.  Pen's, 
where  discoursing  much  of  yesterday's  trouble  and 
scandal ;  but  that  which  troubled  me  most  was  Sir  J. 
Minnes  coming  from  Court  at  night,  and  instead  of 
bringing  great  comfort  from  thence  (but  I  expected  no 
better  from  him),  he  tells  me  that  the  Duke  and  Mr. 
Coventry  make  no  great  matter  of  it. 

23rd.  Up  by  times,  and  not  daring  to  go  by  land, 
did  (Griffin  going  along  with  me  for  fear)  slip  to 
Whitehall  by  water ;  where  to  Mr.  Corentry,  and,  as 
we  used  to  do  to  the  Duke ;  the  other  of  my  fellows 
being  come.  But  we  did  nothing  of  our  business,  the 
Duke  being  sent  for  to  the  King,  that  he  could  not 
stay  to  speak  with  us.  This  morning  come  my  Lord 
Windsor  to  kiss  the  Duke's  hand,  being  returned  from 
Jamaica.  He  tells  the  Duke  that  from  such  a  degree 
of  latitude  going  thither  he  began  to  be  sick,  and  was 
never  well  till  his  coming  so  far  back  again,  and  then 
presently  begun  to  be  well.  He  told  the  Duke  of  their 
taking  the  fort  of  St.  Jago,  upon  Cuba,  with  his  men ; 
but  upon  the  whole  I  believe,  that  he  did  matters  like 
a  young  lord,  and  was  weary  of  being  upon  service  out 
of  his  own  country,  where  he  might  have  pleasure. 
For  methought  it  was  a  shame  to  see  him  this  very 
afternoon,  being  the  first  day  of  his  coming  to  town,  to 
be  at  a  playhouse.    To  my  Lord  Sandwich :  it  was  a 


1663.]  PEPYS'S   DIABY,  121 

great  trouble  to  me  (and  I  had  great  apprehensions  of 
it)  that  my  Lord  desired  me  to  go  to  Westminster 
Hall,  to  the  Parliament  House  door  about  business, 
and  to  Sir  Wm.  Wheeler,  which  I  told  him  I  would, 
but  durst  not  go  for  fear  of  being  taken  by  these 
rogues ;  but  was  forced  to  go  to  Whitehall  and  take 
boat,  and  so  land  below  the  Tower  at  the  Iron  Gate, 
and  so  the  back  way  over  Little  Tower  Hill,  and  with 
my  doak  over  my  face,  took  one  of  the  watermen  along 
with  me,  and  stayed  behind  our  garden  wall,  while  he 
went  to  see  whether  anybody  stood  within  the  Mer- 
chants' Gate.  But  there  was  nobody,  and  so  I  got 
safe  into  the  garden,  and  coming  to  open  my  office 
door,  something  behind  it  fell  in  the  opening,  which 
made  me  start.  So  that  God  knows  in  what  a  sad  con- 
dition I  should  be  if  I  were  truly  in  debt ;  and  there- 
fore ought  to  bless  God  that  I  have  no  such  real  reason, 
and  to  endeavour  to  keep  myself,  by  my  good  deport- 
ment and  good  husbandry,  out  of  any  such  condition. 
At  home  I  find,  by  a  not«  that  Mr.  Gierke  in  my 
absence  hath  left  here,  that  I  am  free,  and  that  he  hath 
stopped  all  matters  in  Court ;  and  I  was  very  glad  of 
it.  We  took  coach  and  to  Court,  and  there  saw  The 
Wild  Gallant,  performed  by  the  King's  house,  but  it 
was  ill  acted.  The  King  did  not  seem  pleased  at  all, 
the  whole  play,  nor  anybody  else.  My  Lady  Castle, 
maine  was  all  worth  seeing  to-night,  and  little  Steward, 
Mrs.  Wells  do  appear  at  Court  again,  and  looks  weU ; 
so  that  it  may  be,  the  late  report  of  laying  the  dropped 


122  PEPTS'S  DIABY.  [February, 

child  to  her  was  not  true.  This  day  I  was  told  that 
my  Lady  Castlemaiue  hath  all  the  King's  Christmas 
presents  made  him  by  the  peers  given  to  her,  which  is 
a  most  abominable  thing ;  and  that  at  the  great  ball 
she  was  much  richer  in  jewels  than  the  Queen  and 
Duchess  put  both  together. 

24th.  Among  otlier  things,  my  Lord  (Sandwich)  tells 
me,  that  he  hears  the  Commons  will  not  agree  to  the 
King's  late  declaration,  nor  wiU  yield  that  the  Papists 
have  any  ground  given  them  to  raise  themselves  up 
again  in  England,  which  I  perceive  by  my  Lord  was 
expected  at  Court. 

25th.  The  Commons  in  Parliament  I  hear,  are  very 
high  to  stand  to  the  Act  of  Uniformity,  and  will  not 
indulge  the  Papists  (which  is  endeavoured  by  the 
Court  Party),  nor  the  Presbyters. 

26th.  Sir  W.  Batten  and  I  by  water  to  the  Parlia- 
ment House  ;  he  went  in,  and  I  walked  up  and  down 
the  Hall.  All  the  news  is  the  great  odds  yesterday 
in  the  votes  between  them  that  are  for  the  Indulgence 
to  the  Papists  and  Presbyters,  and  tliose  that  are 
against  it,  which  did  carry  it  by  200  against  30.  And 
pretty  it  is  to  consider  how  the  King  would  appear  to 
be  a  stifB  Protestant  and  son  of  the  Church ;  and  yet 
willing  to  give  a  liberty  to  these  people,  because  of  his 
promise  at  Breda.  And  yet  all  the  world  do  believe 
that  the  King  would  not  have  the  liberty  given  them 
ataU. 

27th.    About  11  o'clock.  Commissioner  Pett  and  I 


1663.]  PEPYS'S  DIAET.  123 

walked  to  Surgeon's  Hall  (we  being  all  invited  thither, 
and  promised  to  dine  there),  where  we  were  led  into 
the  Theatre;  and  by-and-by  conies  the  reader,  Dr. 
Teame,  with  the  Master  and  Company,  in  a  very  hand- 
some manner,  and  all  being  settled  he  began  his 
lecture ;  and  his  discourse  being  ended,  we  had  a  fine 
dinner  and  good  learned  company,  many  Doctors  of 
Physic,  and  we  used  with  extraordinary  great  respect. 
Among  other  observables  we  drunk  the  King's  health 
out  of  a  gilt  cup  given  by  King  Henry  VIII.  to  this 
Company,  with  bells  hanging  at  it,  which  every  man  is 
to  ring  by  shaking  after  lie  hath  drunk  up  the  whole 
cup.  There  is  also  a  very  excellent  piece  of  the  King, 
done  by  Holbein,  stands  up  in  the  Hall,  with  the 
officers  of  the  company  kneeling  to  him  to  receive  their 
Charter.  Dr.  Scarborough  took  some  of  his  friends, 
and  I  went  with  them,  to  see  the  body  of  a  lusty  fellow, 
a  seaman,  that  was  hanged  for  a  robbery.  It  seems  one 
Dillon,  of  a  great  family,  was,  after  much  endeavours 
to  have  saved  him,  hanged  with  a  silken  halter  this 
Sessions  (of  his  own  preparing),  not  for  honour  only, 
but  it  being  soft  and  sleek  it  do  slip  close  and  kills, 
that  is,  strangles  presently ;  whereas,  a  stifE  one  do  not 
come  so  close,  together,  and  so  the  party  may  live  the 
longer  before  killed.  But  all  the  Doctors  at  table  con- 
clude, that  there  is  no  pain  at  all  in  hanging,  for  that 
it  do  stop  the  circulation  of  the  blood ;  and  so  stops  aU 
sense  and  motion  in  an  instant.  To  Sir  W.  Batten's 
to  speak  upon  some  business,   where  I  found  Sir  J. 


124  PEPYS'S  DIAET.  LFebrnary, 

Minnes  pretty  well  fuddled  I  thought;  he  took  me 
aside  to  tell  me  how  being  at  my  Lord  Chancellor's 
to-day,  my  Lord  told  him  that  there  was  a  Great  Seal 
passing  for  Sir  W.  Pen,  through  the  imi^ossibility  of 
the  Comptroller's  duty  to  be  performed  by  one  man, 
to  be  as  it  were  joint  comptroller  with  him,  at  which  he 
is  stark  mad,  and  swears  he  will  give  up  his  place. 
For  my  part,  I  do  hope,  when  all  is  done  that  my 
following  my  business  will  keep  me  secure  against  all 
their  envys.  But  to  see  how  the  old  man  did  strut  and 
swear  that  he  imderstands  all  his  duty  as  easily  as 
crack  a  nut,  and  easier,  he  told  my  Lord  Chancellor, 
for  his  teeth  are  gone  ;  and  that  he  understands  it  as 
well  as  any  man  in  England ;  and  that  he  will  never 
leave  to  record  that  he  should  be  said  to  be  unable  to 
do  his  duty  alone  ;  though  God  knows  he  cannot  do  it 
more  than  a  child. 

28th.  The  House  have  this  noon  been  with  the  King 
to  give  him  their  reasons  for  refusing  to  grant  any 
indulgence  to  Presbyters  or  Papists,  which  he,  with 
great  content  and  seeming  pleasure,  took  saying,  that 
he  doubted  not  but  he  and  they  should  agree  in  all 
things,  though  there  may  seem  a  difference  in  judg- 
ments, he  having  written  and  declared  for  an  Indul- 
gence :  and  that  he  did  believe  never  prince  was 
happier  in  a  House  of  Commons,  than  he  was  in  them. 
At  the  Privy  Seal  I  did  see  the  docket  by  which  Sir 
W.  Pen  is  made  the  Comptroller's  assistant,  as  Sir  J. 
Minnes  told  mo  last  night. 


1663.]  PEPYS'S  DIAEY.  125 

March  3.  Tliis  afternoon  Roger  Pepys  tells  me,  tliat 
for  certain  the  King  is  for  all  this  very  highly  incensed 
at  the  Parliament's  late  opposing  the  indulgence ; 
which  I  am  sorry  for,  and  fear  it  will  breed  great 
discontent. 

5th.  To  the  Lobby,  and  spoke  with  my  cousin 
Roger,  who  is  going  to  Cambridge  to-morrow.  In  the 
Hall  I  do  hear  that  the  Catholics  are  in  great  hopes 
for  all  this,  and  do  set  hard  upon  the  King  to  get 
Indulgence.  Matters,  I  hear,  are  all  naught 
in  Ireland,  and  the  people,  that  is  the  Papists,  do 
cry  out  against  the  Commissioners  sent  by  the  King ; 
so  that  they  say  the  English  interest  will  be  lost 
there. 

6th.  This  day  it  seems  the  House  of  Commons  have 
been  very  high  against  the  Papists,  being  incensed  by 
the  stir  which  they  make  for  their  having  an  Indul- 
gence ;  which,  without  doubt  is  a  great  folly  in  them 
to  be  so  hot  upon  at  this  time,  when  they  see  how 
averse  already  the  House  have  showed  themselves  from 
it.  This  evening  Mr.  Povy  t«lls  me  that  my  Lord 
Sandwich  is  this  day  so  ill  that  he  is  much  afraid  of 
him,  which  puts  me  to  great  pain,  not  more  for  my  own 
sake  than  for  his  poor  family's. 

7th.  Creed  told  me  how  for  some  words  of  my  Lady 
Gerard's  against  my  Lady  Castlemaine  to  the  Queen, 
the  King  did  the  other  day  apprehend  her  in  going  out 
to  dance  with  her  at  a  ball,  when  she  desired  it  as  the 
ladies  do,  and  is  since  forbid  attending  the  Queen  by 


126  PEPTS'S  DIABY.  rMarch, 

the  King,  whicli  is  much  talked  o£,  my  Lord  her  hus- 
band being  a  great  favourite. 

8th  (Lord's-day).  To  Whitehall  to-day;  I  heard 
Dr.  King,  Bishop  of  Chichester,  make  a  good  and 
eloquent  sermon  upon  these  words,  "  They  that  sow  in 
tears,  shall  reap  in  joy."  Whence  (the  chapel  in  Lent 
being  hung  with  black,  and  no  anthem  after  sermon, 
as  at  other  times)  to  my  Lord  Sandwich  at  Sir  W. 
Wheeler's.  I  found  him  out  of  order,  thinking  him- 
self to  be  in  a  fit  of  ague,  After  dinner  up  to  my 
Lord,  there  being  Mr.  Rumball.  My  Lord,  among 
otlier  discourse,  did  tell  me  of  his  great  difficulties 
passed  in  the  business  of  the  Sound,  and  of  his  receiving 
letters  from  the  King  there,  but  his  sending  them  by 
Whetstone  was  a  great  folly ;  and  the  story  how  my 
Lord  being  at  dinner  with  Sydney,  one  of  his  fellow 
plenipotentiaries  and  his  mortal  enemy,  did  see  Whet- 
stone, and  put  off  his  hat  three  times  to  him,  and  the 
fellow  would  not  be  known,  wliich  my  Lord  imputed 
to  his  coxcombly  humour  (of  which  he  was  full)  and 
bid  Sydney  take  notice  of  him  too,  when  at  the  very 
time  he  had  letters  in  his  pocket  from  the  King,  as  it 
proved  afterwards.  And  Sydney  afterwards  did  find 
it  out  at  Copenhagen,  the  Dutch  Commissioners  telling 
him  how  my  Lord  Sandwich  had  desired  one  of  their 
ships  to  carry  back  Whetstone  to  Lubeck,  he  being 
come  from  Flanders  from  the  King.  But  I  cannot 
but  remember  my  Lord's  equanimity  in  all  these 
affairs  with  admiration. 


1663.]  PEPYS'S  DIABT.  127 

9tli.  About  noon  Sir  J.  Robinson,  Lord  Mayor, 
desiring  way  through  the  garden  from  the  Tower, 
called  in  at  the  office  and  there  invited  me  (and  Sir  W. 
Pen,  who  happened  to  be  in  the  way)  to  dinner,  and  we 
did  go.  And  there  had  a  great  Lent  dinner  of  fish, 
little  flesh.  There  dined  with  us  to-day  Mr,  Slingsby 
of  the  Mint,  who  showed  us  all  the  new  pieces  both 
gold  and  silver  (examples  of  them  all)  that  were  made 
for  the  King,  by  Bloudeau's  way  ;  and  compared  them 
with  those  made  for  Oliver.  The  pictures  of  the 
latter  made  by  Symons,  and  of  the  King  by  one  Rotyr, 
a  Grerman  I  think,  that  dined  with  us  also.  He  extols 
those  of  Rotyr  above  the  others ;  and,  indeed,  I  think 
they  are  the  better,  because  the  sweeter  of  the  two ; 
but,  upon  my  word,  those  of  the  Protector  are  more 
like,  in  my  mind,  than  the  King's,  but  both  very  well 
worth  seeing.  The  Crowns  of  Cromwell  are  now  sold 
it  seems,  for  25s.  and  30s.  a-piece. 

16th.  To  the  Duke,  where  we  met  of  course,  and 
talked  of  our  Navy  matters.  Then  to  the  Commission 
of  Tangier,  and  there  had  my  Lord  Peterborough's  Com- 
mission read  over ;  and  Mr.  Secretary  Beunet  did  make 
liis  queries  upon  it,  in  order  to  the  drawing  one  for  my 
Lord  Rutherford  more  regularly,  tliat  being  a  very 
extravagant  thing.  Here  long  discoursing  upon  my 
Lord  Rutherford's  despatch,  and  so  broke  up.  Mr. 
Coventry  and  I  discoursed  how  the  Treasurer  doth 
intend  to  come  to  pay  in  course,  which  is  the  thing  of 
the  world  that  will  do  the  King  the  greatest  service  in 


128  PEPTS'S  DIABT.  LMarch, 

the  Navy,  and  which  joys  my  heart  to  hear  of.  He 
tells  me  of  the  business  of  Sir  J.  Minues,  and  Sir  W. 
Pen ;  which,  he  said,  was  chiefly  to  make  Mr.  Pett's 
being  joined  with  Sir  W.  Batten  to  go  down  the  better. 
And  how  he  well  sees  that  neither  one  nor  the  other 
can  do  their  duties  without  help. 

17th.  To  St.  Margaret's  Hill  in  Southwark,  where 
the  Judge  of  the  Admiralty  come,  and  the  rest  of  the 
Doctors  of  the  Civil  Law,  and  some  other  Commis- 
sioners, whose  Commission  of  Oyer  and  Terminer 
was  read,  and  then  the  charge,  given  by  Dr.  Exton, 
which  methought  was  somewhat  dull,  though  he  would 
seem  to  intend  it  to  be  very  rhetorical,  saying  that 
Justice  had  two  wings,  one  of  which  spread  itself  over 
the  land,  and  the  other  over  the  water,  which  was  this 
Admiralty  Court.  I  perceive  that  this  Court  is  yet 
but  in  its  infancy  (as  to  its  rising  again),  and  their 
design  and  consultation  was,  I  could  overhear  them, 
how  to  proceed  with  the  most  solemnity  and  spend 
time,  there  being  only  two  businesses  to  do,  which  of 
themselves  could  not  spend  much  time.  Sir  W.  Batten 
and  I  to  my  Lord  Mayor's,  where  we  found  my  Lord 
with  Colonel  Strangeways  and  Sir  Richard  Floyd, 
Parliament  men,  in  the  cellar  drinking,  where  we  sat 
with  them,  and  then  up ;  and  by  and  by  come  in  Sir 
Richard  Ford.  We  had  many  discourses,  but  from  all 
of  them  I  do  find  Sir  R.  Ford  a  very  able  man  of  his 
brains  and  tongue,  and  a  scholar.  But  my  Lord  Mayor 
a  talking,  bragging,  buffleheaded  fellow,  that  would  be 


1663.1  PEPYS'S  DIABT.  129 

thought  to  have  led  all  the  City  in  the  great  business 
of  bringing  in  the  King,  and  that  nobody  understood 
his  plot,  and  the  dark  lanthom  he  walked  by ;  but  led 
them  and  ploughed  with  them  as  oxen  and  asses  (his 
own  words)  to  do  what  he  had  a  mind :  when  in  every 
discourse  I  observe  him  to  be  as  very  a  coxcomb  as  I 
could  have  thought  had  been  in  the  City.  But  he  is 
resolved  to  do  great  matters  in  pulling  down  the  shops 
quite  through  the  City,  as  he  hath  done  in  many  places, 
and  will  make  a  thorough  passage  quite  through  the 
City,  through  Canning  Street,  which  indeed  will  be 
very  fine.  And  then  his  precept,  which  he,  in  vain- 
glory, said  he  had  drawn  up  himself,  and  hath  printed 
it,  against  coachmen  and  carmen  afBronting  of  the 
gentry  in  the  street ;  it  is  drawn  so  like  a  fool,  and 
some  faults  were  openly  found  in  it,  that  I  believe  he 
will  have  so  much  wit  as  not  to  proceed  upon  it  though 
it  be  printed.  Here  we  stayed  talking  till  eleven  at 
night.  Sir  R.  Ford  breaking  to  my  Lord  our  business 
of  our  patent  to  be  Justices  of  the  Peace  in  the  City, 
which  he  stuck  at  mightily ;  but,  however.  Sir  it.  Ford 
knows  him  to  be  a  fool,  and  so  in  his  discourse  he 
made  him  appear,  and  cajoled  him  into  a  consent  to  it : 
but  so  as  I  believe  when  he  comes  to  his  right  mind  to- 
morrow he  will  be  of  another  opinion ;  and  though  Sir 
B.  Ford  moved  it  very  weightily  and  neatly,  yet  I  had 
rather  it  had  been  spared  now.  But  to  see  how  he 
rants,  and  pretends  to  sway  all  the  City  in  the  Court 
of  Aldermen,  and  says  plainly  that  they  cannot  do,  nor 
E— 11 


130  PEPYS'S  DIABY.  [March, 

will  he  suffer  tliem  to  do,  anything  but  what  he 
pleases ;  nor  is  there  any  officer  of  the  City  but  of  his 
putting  in ;  nor  any  man  that  could  have  kept  the 
City  for  the  King  thus  well  and  long  but  him.  And 
if  the  country  can  be  preserved,  he  will  undertake  that 
the  City  shall  not  dare  to  stir  again.  When  I  am  con- 
fident there  is  no  man  almost  in  the  City  cares  for 
him,  nor  hath  he  brains  to  outwit  any  ordinary  trades- 
man. 

20th,  Meeting  with  Mr.  Kirton's  kinsman  in  Paul's 
Cliurchyard,  he  and  I  to  a  coifce-house,  where  I  hear 
how  there  had  like  to  have  been  a  surprisal  of  Dublin 
by  some  discontented  Protestants,  and  other  things  of 
like  nature ;  and  it  seems  the  Commissioners  have 
carried  themselves  so  high  for  the  Papists  that  the 
others  wiU  not  endure  it.  Hewlett  and  some  others 
are  taken  and  clapped  up ;  and  tliey  say  the  King  hath 
sent  over  to  dissolve  the  Parliament  there,  who  went 
very  high  against  the  Commissioners.  Pray  God  send 
all  well ! 

21st.  By  appointment  our  full  board  met,  and  Sir 
Philip  Warwick  and  Sir  Robert  Long  come  from  my 
Lord  Treasurer  to  speak  with  us  about  the  state  of  the 
debts  of  the  Navy,  and  how  to  settle  it,  so  as  to  begin 
upon  tlie  new  foundation  of  £200,000  per  annum, 
which  the  King  is  now  resolved  not  to  exceed. 

22nd  (Lord's  day).  Wrote  out  our  bill  for  the  Par- 
liament about  our  being  made  Justices  of  Peace  in  the 
City.    So  to  church,  where  a  dull  formal  fellow  that 


1663.]  PBPY8  8   DIABT.  131 

prayed  for  the  Right  Hon.  John  Lord  Barkeley,  Lord 
President  of  Connaught^&c.  To  my  Lord  Sandwich, 
and  with  him  talking  a  good  while  ;  I  find  the  Court 
would  have  this  indulgence  go  on,  but  the  Parliament 
are  against  it.  Matters  in  Ireland  are  full  of  discon- 
tent. 

29th.  After  dinner  in  comes  Mr.  Moore,  and  sat  and 
talked  with  us  a  good  while;  among  other  things, 
telling  me  that  neither  my  Lord  nor  he  are  under  ap- 
prehensions of  the  late  discourse  in  the  House  of  Com- 
mons conct'mijig  resumption  of  Crown  lands. 

April  1.  I  went  to  the  Temple  to  my  cousin  Roger 
Pepys,  to  see  and  talk  with  him  a  little,  who  tells  me 
that,  with  much  ado,  the  Parliament  do  agree  to  throw 
down  Popery ;  but  he  says  it  is  with  so  much  spite 
and  passion,  and  an  eiuleav(iur  of  bringing  all  Non- 
conformists into  the  same  condition,  that  he  is  afraid 
matters  will  not  yet  go  so  well  as  lie  could  wisli. 

2nd.  Sir  W.  Pen  told  me  that  this  day  the  King 
hath  sent  to  the  House  his  concurrence  wholly  with 
them  against  tlie  Poi)ish  priests,  Jesuits,  &c.,  which 
gives  great  content,  and  I  am  glad  of  it. 

3rd.  To  the  Tangier  Committee,  where  we  find 
ourselves  at  a  great  stand ;  the  establishment  l)eing 
but  £7,000  per  annum,  and  the  forces  to  be  kept  in  the 
town  at  the  least  estimate  that  my  Lord  Rxitherford 
can  be  got  to  bring  is  £5,300.  The  charge  of  this 
year's  work  of  the  Mole  will  be  £13,000 ;  besides 
£1,000  a  year  to  my  Lord  Peterborough  as  a  pension. 


132  PEPTS'S   DIABT.  [April, 

and  the  fortifications  and  contingencies,  wMch  puts  us 
to  a  great  stand.  I  find  at  Court  that  there  is  some 
bad  news  from  Ireland  of  an  insurrection  of  the  Catho- 
lics there,  which  puts  them  into  an  alarm.  I  hear  also 
in  the  City  that  for  certain  there  is  an  embargo  upon 
all  our  ships  in  Spain,  upon  this  action  of  my  Lord 
Windsor's  at  Cuba,  which  signifies  little  or  nothing, 
but  only  he  hath  a  mind  to  say  that  he  hath  done  some- 
thing before  he  comes  back  again. 

4th.  After  dinner  to  Hyde  Park ;  at  the  park  was 
the  King,  and  in  another  coach  ray  Lady  Oastlemaine, 
they  greeting  one  another  at  every  turn. 

8th.  By  water  to  Wliitehall,  to  chapel,  where 
preached  Dr.  Pierce,  the  famous  man  that  preached 
the  sermon,  so  much  cried  up,  before  the  King  against 
the  Papists.  His  matter  was  the  Devil  tempting  our 
Saviour,  being  carried  into  the  Wilderness  by  the 
Spirit.  And  he  hath  as  much  of  natural  eloquence  as 
most  men  that  ever  I  heard  in  my  life,  mixed  with  so 
much  learning.  After  sermon  I  went  up  and  saw  the 
ceremony  of  the  Bisliop  of  Peterborough's  paying 
homage  upon  the  knee  to  the  King,  while  Sir  H. 
Bennet,  Secretary,  read  the  King's  grant  of  the 
Bishopric  of  Lincoln,  to  which  he  is  translated.  His 
name  is  Dr.  Lany.  Here  I  also  saw  the  Duke  of  Mon- 
mouth, with  his  Order  of  the  Garter,  the  first  time  I 
ever  saw  it.  I  hear  that  the  University  of  Cambridge 
did  treat  him  a  little  while  since  with  all  the  honour 
possible,   with    a    comedy  at    Trinity    College,    and 


1663.]  PEPTS'S  DIABY.  133 

banqnei ;  and  made  him  Master  of  Arts  there.  All 
which,  they  say,  the  King  took  very  well.  Dr. 
Raynbow,  Master  of  Magdalene,  being  now  Yice- 
Chancellor. 

12th  (Lord's  day).  Coming  home  to-night  a  drunken 
boy  was  carrying  by  oar  constable  to  our  new  pair  of 
stocks  to  handsel  them. 

14th.  Sir  G.  Carteret  tells  me  to-night  that  he  per- 
ceives the  Parliament  is  likely  to  make  a  great 
bustle  before  they  will  give  the  King  any  money ;  will 
call  all  things  in  question ;  and,  above  all,  the  expenses 
of  the  Navy ;  and  do  inquire  into  the  King's  expenses 
everywhere,  and  into  the  truth  of  the  report  of  people 
being  forced  to  sell  their  bills  at  15  per  cent,  loss  in 
the  Navy ;  and,  lastly,  that  they  are  in  a  very  angry 
pettish  mood  at  present,  and  not  likely  to  be  better. 

17th.  It  being  Good  Friday,  our  dinner  was  only 
sugar-sops  and  fish ;  the  only  time  that  we  have  had  a 
Lenten  dinner  all  this  Lent.  To  Paul's  Churchyard, 
to  cause  the  title  of  my  English  "  Mare  Clausum  "  to 
be  changed,  and  the  new  title  dedicated  to  the  King, 
to  be  put  to  it,  because  I  am  ashamed  to  have  the  other 
seen  dedicated  to  the  Commonwealth. 

20th.  With  Sir  G.  Carteret  and  Sir  John  Minnes  to 
my  Lord  Treasurer's,  thinking  to  have  spoken  about 
getting  money  for  paying  the  Yards ;  but  we  found 
him  with  some  ladies  at  cards,  and  so,  it  being  a  bad 
time  to  speak,  we  parted.  This  day  the  little  Duke  of 
Monmouth  was  married  at  WhitehaU.  in  the  King's 


134  PEPTS'S  DIARY.  [April, 

chamber ;  and  to-night  is  a  great  supper  and  dancing 
at  his  lodgings,  near  Charing-Oross.  I  observed  his 
coat  at  the  tail  of  his  coach :  he  gives  the  arms  of 
England,  Scotland,  and  France,  quartered  upon  some 
other  fields,  but  what  it  is  that  speaks  his  being  a  bas- 
tard I  know  not. 

25th.  I  did  hear  that  the  Queen  is  much  grieved  of 
late  at  the  King's  neglecting  her,  he  having  not  supped 
once  with  her  this  quarter  of  a  year,  and  almost  every 
night  with  my  Lady  Castlemaine :  who  hath  been  with 
him  this  St.  George's  feast  at  Windsor,  and  come 
home  with  him  last  night ;  and,  which  is  more,  they 
say  is  removed  as  to  her  bed  from  her  own  home  to 
a  chamber  in  Whitehall,  next  to  the  King's  own,  which 
I  am  sorry  to  hear,  though  I  love  her  much. 

27th.  By  water  to  Whitehall ;  but  found  the  Duke 
of  York  gone  to  St.  James's  for  this  summer;  and 
thence  with  Mr.  Coventry  and  Sir  W.  Pen  up  to  the 
Duke's  closet.  And  a  good  while  with  him  about 
Navy  business ;  and  so  I  to  Whitehall,  and  there  a  long 
while  with  my  Lord  Sandwich  discoursing  about  his 
debt  to  the  Navy,  wherein  he  hath  given  me  some 
things  to  resolve  him  in. 

The  Queen  (which  I  did  not  know)  it  seems  was  at 
Windsor  at  the  late  St.  George's  feast  there ;  and  the 
Duke  of  Monmouth  dancing  with  her  with  his  hat  in 
his  hand,  the  King  came  in  and  kissed  him,  and  made 
him  put  on  his  hat,  which  everybody  took  notice  of. 

28th.  To   Chelsea,  where  we  found  my  Lord  all 


1663.J  PEPYS'S   DIABT.  135 

alone  with  one  joint  of  meat  at  dinner,  and  mightily 
extolling  the  manner  of  his  retirement,  and  the  good- 
ness of  his  diet :  the  mistress  of  the  house  hath  all 
things  most  excellently  dressed ;  among  others  her 
cakes  admirable,  and  so  good  that  my  Lord's  words 
were,  they  were  fit  to  present  to  my  Lady  Castlemaine. 
From  ordinary  discourse  my  Lord  fell  to  talk  of  other 
matters  to  me,  of  which  chiefly  the  second  part  of  the 
fray,  which  he  told  me  a  little  whUe  since  of,  between 
Mr.  Edward  Montagu  and  himself ;  that  he  hath  for- 
borne coming  to  him  almost  two  months,  and  do  speak 
not  only  slightly  of  my  Lord  everywhere,  but  hath 
complained  to  my  Lord  Chancellor  of  him,  and  arro- 
gated all  that  ever  my  Lord  hath  done  to  be  only  by 
his  direction  and  persuasion.  Wlicther  he  hath  done 
the  like  to  the  King  or  no,  my  Lord  knows  not ;  but 
my  Lord  bath  been  with  the  King  since,  and  finds  all 
things  fair ;  and  my  Lord  Chancellor  hath  told  him  of 
it,  but  he  so  much  contemns  Mr,  Montagu,  as  my  Lord 
knows  himself  very  secure  against  anything  the  fool 
can  do ;  and  notwithstanding  aU  this,  so  noble  is  his 
nature,  that  he  professes  himself  ready  to  show  kind- 
ness and  pity  to  Mr.  Montagu  on  any  occasion.  My 
Lord  told  me  of  his  presenting  Sir  H.  Bennet  with  a 
gold  cup  of  £100,  which  he  refuses,  with  a  compliment ; 
but  my  Lord  would  have  been  glad  he  had  taken  it, 
that  he  might  have  had  some  obligations  upon  him 
which  he  thinks  possible  the  other  may  refuse  to 
prevent  it ;  not  that  he  hath  any  reason  to  doubt  his 


136  PEPYS'S   DIAKY.  [April, 

kindness.  But  I  perceive  great  differences  there  are 
at  Conrt ;  and  Sir  H.  Bennet,  and  my  Lord  Bristol, 
and  their  faction,  are  likely  to  carry  all  things  before 
them  (which  my  Lord's  judgment  is  will  not  be  for  the 
best),  and  particularly  against  the  Chancellor,  who,  he 
tells  me,  is  irrecoverably  lost :  but,  however,  that  he 
do  so  not  actually  join  in  anything  against  the  Chan- 
cellor, whom  he  do  own  to  be  a  most  sure  friend,  and 
to  have  been  his  greatest;  and  therefore  will  not 
openly  act  in  either,  but  passively  carry  himself  even. 
The  Queen,  my  Lord  tells  me,  he  thinks  he  hath  in- 
curred some  displeasure  with,  for  his  kindness  to  his 
neighbour  my  Lady  Castlemaine.  My  Lord  tells  me 
he  hath  no  reason  to  fall  for  her  sake,  whose  wit, 
management,  nor  interest,  is  not  likely  to  hold  up  any 
man,  and  therefore  he  thinks  it  not  his  obligation  to 
stand  for  her  against  his  own  interest.  The  Duke  and 
Mr.  Coventry  my  Lord  sees  he  is  very  well  with,  and 
fears  not  but  they  will  show  themselves  his  very  good 
friends,  specially  at  this  time,  he  being  able  to  serve 
them,  and  they  needing  him,  which  he  did  not  tell  mo 
wherein.  Talking  of  the  business  of  Tangier,  he  tells 
me  that  my  Lord  Teviott  is  gone  away  without  the 
least  respect  paid  to  him,  nor  indeed  to  any  man,  but 
without  his  commission;  and,  if  it  be  true  what  he 
says,  having  laid  out  seven  or  eight  thousand  pounds 
in  commodities  for  the  place  :  and  besides  having  not 
only  disobliged  all  the  Commissioners  for  Tangier,  but 
also  Sir  Charles  Barkeley  the  other  day,  who  spoke  in 


1663.]  PEPYS'S  DIABT.  137 

behalf  of  Colonel  Titz-Gerald,  that  having  been 
Deputy- Governor  there  already,  he  ought  to  have 
expected  and  had  the  Governorship  upon  the  death  or 
removal  of  the  former  Governor.  And  whereas  it  is 
said  that  he  and  his  men  are  Irish,  which  is  indeed  the 
main  thing  that  hath  moved  the  King  and  CouncU  to 
put  in  Teviott  to  prevent  the  Irish  having  too  great 
and  the  whole  command  there  under  Fitz- Gerald ;  he 
further  said  that  there  was  never  an  Englishman  fit  to 
command  Tangier;  my  Lord  Teviott  answered  yes, 
there  were  many  more  fit  than  himself  or  Fitz-Gerald 
either.  So  that  Fitz-Grerald  being  so  great  with  the 
Duke  of  Tork,  and  being  already  made  Deputy- 
Governor,  independent  of  my  Lord  Teviott,  and  he 
being  also  left  here  beliind  him  for  a  while,  my  Lord 
Sandwich  do  think  that,  putting  all  these  things 
together,  the  few  friends  he  hath  left,  and  the  ill 
posture  of  his  affairs,  my  Lord  Teviott  is  not  a  man  of 
the  conduct  and  management  that  either  people  take 
him  to  be,  or  is  fit  for  the  command  of  the  place.  And 
here,  speaking  of  the  Duke  of  Tork  and  Sir  Charles 
Barkeley,  my  Lord  tells  me  that  he  do  very  much 
admire  the  good  management,  and  discretion,  and 
nobleness  of  the  Duke,  that  however  he  may  be  led  by 
him  or  Mr.  Coventry  singly  in  private,  yet  he  did  not 
observe  that  in  public  matters,  but  he  did  give  as  ready 
hearing  and  as  good  acceptance  to  any  reasons  offered 
by  any  other  man  against  the  opinions  of  them,  as  he 
did  to  them,  and  would  concur  in  the  prosecution  of  it. 


138  PEPYS'S   DIAET.  [May, 

Then  we  come  to  discourse  upon  his  own  sea-accompts, 
and  come  to  a  resolution  how  to  proceed  in  them : 
wherein,  though  I  offered  him  a  way  of  evading  the 
greatest  part  of  his  deht  honestly,  by  making  himself 
debtor  to  the  Parliament  before  the  King's  time,  which 
he  might  justly  do,  yet  he  resolved  to  go  openly  and 
nakedly  in  it,  and  put  himself  to  the  kindness  of  the 
King  and  Duke,  which  humour,  I  must  confess,  and  so 
did  tell  him  (with  which  he  was  not  a  little  pleased) 
had  thriven  very  well  with  him,  being  known  to  be  a 
man  of  candid  and  open  dealing,  without  any  private 
tricks  or  hidden  designs  as  other  men  commonly  have 
in  what  they  do.  From  that  we  had  discourse  of  Sir 
G.  Carteret,  and  of  many  others ;  and  upon  the  whole 
I  do  find  that  it  is  a  troublesome  thing  for  a  man  of 
any  condition  at  Court  to  carry  himself  even,  and 
without  contracting  envy  or  enviers ;  and  that 
much  discretion  and  dissimulation  is  necessary  to 
do  it. 

May  4  To  St.  James's;  where  Mr.  Coventry,  Sir 
W.  Pen  and  I  stayed  for  the  Duke's  coming  in,  but 
not  coming,  we  walked  to  Whitehall ;  and  meeting  the 
King,  we  followed  him  into  the  Park,  where  Mr. 
Coventry  and  he  talking  of  building  a  new  yacht  out 
of  his  private  purse,  ho  liaving  some  contrivance  of 
his  own.  The  talk  being  done,  we  fell  off  to  White- 
hall, leaving  the  King  in  the  Park ;  and  going  back, 
met  the  Duke  going  towards  St.  James's  to  meet  us. 
So  he  turned  back  again,  and  to  his  closet  at  White- 


1603.]  PBPYS'S   DIAKY.  139 

haJl;  and  there,  my  Lord  Saudwicli  present,  we  did 
our  weekly  errand,  and  so  broke  up;  and  I  to  the 
garden  with  my  Lord  Sandwich  (after  we  had  sat  an 
hour  at  the  Tangier  Committee ) ;  and  after  talking 
lai'gely  of  his  own  businesses,  we  began  to  talk  how 
matters  are  at  court ;  and  though  he  did  not  flatly  tell 
me  any  such  thing,  yet  I  do  suspect  that  all  is  not 
kind  between  the  King  and  the  Duke,  and  that  the 
King's  fondness  to  the  little  Duke  do  occasion  it ;  and 
it  may  be  that  there  is  some  fear  of  his  being  made 
heir  to  the  Crown.  But  this  my  Lord  did  not  tell 
me,  but  is  my  guess  only ;  and  that  my  Lord  Chancel- 
lor is  without  doubt  falling  past  hopes. 

5th,  With  Sir  J.  Minnes,  he  telling  many  old  stories 
of  the  Navy,  and  of  the  state  of  the  Navy,  at  the 
beginning  of  the  late  troubles,  and  I  am  troubled  at 
my  heart  to  think,  and  shall  hereafter  cease  to  wonder, 
at  the  bad  success  of  the  King's  cause  when  such 
a  knave  as  he  (if  it  be  true  what  he  says)  had  the 
whole  management  of  the  fleet,  and  the  design  of 
putting  out  of  my  Lord  "Warwick,  and  carrying  the 
fleet  to  the  King,  wherein  he  failed  most  fatally  to 
the  King's  ruin. 

6th.  To  the  Exchange  with  Creed,  where  we  met  Sir 
J.  Minnes,  who  teUs  us,  in  great  heat,  that  the  Par- 
liament will  make  mad  work :  that  they  will  render 
all  men  incapable  of  any  military  or  civil  employment 
that  have  borne  arms  in  the  late  troubles  against  the 
King,  excepting  some  persons ;  which,  if  it  be  so,  as  I 


140  PEPTS'S   DIAEY.  [May 

hope  it  is  not,  will  give  great  cause  of  discontent, 
and  I  doubt  will  have  but  bad  effects. 

Sir  Thomas  Crewe  this  day  tells  me  that  the  Queen, 
hearing  that  there  was  £40,000  per  annum  brought 
into  her  account  among  the  other  expenses  of  the 
Crown  before  the  Committee  of  Parliament,  she  took 
order  to  let  them  know  that  she  hath  yet  for  the  pay- 
ment of  her  whole  family  received  but  £4,000,  which 
is  a  notable  act  of  spirit,  and  I  believe  is  true. 

7th.  To  my  Lord  Crewe's,  and  there  dined  with  him. 
He  tells  me  of  the  order  the  House  of  Commons  have 
made  for  the  drawing  an  Act  for  the  rendering  none 
capable  of  preferment  or  employment  in  the  State,  but 
who  have  been  loyal  and  constant  to  the  King  and 
Church;  which  will  be  fatal  to  a  great  many,  and 
makes  me  doubt  lest  I  myself,  with  all  my  innocence 
during  the  late  times,  should  be  brought  in,  being  em- 
ployed in  the  Exchequer;  but,  I  hope,  God  wiU  provide 
for  me. 

10th.  Put  on  a  black  cloth  suit,  with  white  linings 
under  all,  as  the  fashion  is  to  wear,  to  appear  under 
the  breeches.  I  walked  to  St.  James's,  and  was  there 
at  mass,  and  was  forced  in  the  crowd  to  kneel  down : 
and  mass  being  done,  to  the  King's  Head  ordinary, 
where  many  Parliament  men ;  and  most  of  their  talk 
was  about  the  news  from  Scotland,  that  the  Bishop  of 
Galloway  was  besieged  in  his  house  by  some  women, 
and  had  like  to  have  been  outraged,  but  I  know  not 
how  he  was  secured ;  which  is  bad  news,  and  looks  as 


leeS.]  PEPYS'S  DIABY.  141 

it  did  in  the  beginning  of  the  late  troubles.  From 
thence  they  talked  o£  rebellion;  and  I  perceive  they 
make  it  their  g^eat  maxim  to  be  sure  to  master  the 
City  of  London,  whatever  comes  of  it  or  from  it. 

11th.  With  Sir  W.  Pen  to  St.  James's,  where  we 
attended  the  Duke  of  Tork :  and,  among  other  things, 
Sir  G.  Carteret  and  I  had  a  great  dispute  about  the 
different  value  of  the  pieces  of  eight  rated  by  Mr. 
Creed  at  4s.  and  5d.,  and  by  Pitts  at  4s.  and  9d., 
which  was  the  greatest  husbandry  to  the  King  ?  he 
proposing  that  the  greatest  sum  was ;  which  is  as 
ridiculous  a  piece  of  ignorance  as  could  be  imaguied. 
However,  it  is  to  be  argued  at  the  Board,  and  reported 
to  the  Duke  next  week ;  which  I  shall  do  with  advan- 
tage, I  hope.  I  went  homeward,  after  a  little  dis- 
course with  Mr.  Pierce  the  surgeon,  who  tells  me  that 
my  Lady  Castlemaine  hath  now  got  lodgings  near  the 
King's  chamber  at  Court ;  and  that  the  other  day  Dr. 
Clarke  and  he  did  dissect  two  bodies,  a  man  and  a 
woman,  before  the  Kiag,  with  which  the  King  was 
highly  pleased. 

14th.  Met  Mr.  Moore ;  and  with  him  to  an  ale-house 
in  Holborn;  where  in  discourse  he  told  me  that  he 
fears  the  King  will  be  tempted  to  endeavour  the 
setting  the  Crown  upon  the  little  Duke,  which  may 
cause  troubles;  which  God  forbid,  unless  it  be  his 
due !  He  told  me  my  Lord  do  begin  to  settle  to  busi- 
ness again ;  and  that  tlio  King  did  send  for  him  the 
other  day  to  my  Lady  Castlemaine's,  to  play  at  cards, 


142  PEPYS'S  DTA.RY.  [May. 

where  he  lost  £50 ;  for  which  I  am  sorry,  though  he 
says  my  Lord  was  pleased  at  it,  and  said  lie  would  be 
glad  at  any  time  to  lose  £50  for  the  King  to  send  for 
him  to  play,  which  I  do  not  so  well  like. 

15th.  I  walked  in  the  Park,  discoursing  with  the 
keeper  of  the  Pell  Mell,  who  was  sweeping  of  it ;  who 
told  me  of  what  the  earth  is  mixed  that  do  floor  the 
Mail,  and  that  over  all  there  is  cockle-sheUs  powdered, 
and  spread  to  keep  it  fast ;  which,  however,  in  dry 
weather,  turns  to  dust  and  deads  the  ball.  Thence  to 
Mr.  Coventry ;  and  sitting  by  his  bedside  he  did  tell 
me  that  he  did  send  for  me  to  discourse-upon  my  Lord 
Sandwich's  allowances  for  his  several  pays,  and  what  his 
thoughts  are  concerning  his  demands  ;  which  he  could 
not  take  the  freedom  to  do  face  to  face,  it  being  not  so 
proper  as  by  me  :  and  did  give  me  a  most  friendly  and 
ingenuous  account  of  all;  telling  me  how  unsafe  at 
this  juncture,  while  every  man's,  and  his  actions  par- 
ticularly, are  descanted  upon,  it  is  either  for  him  to  put 
the  Duke  upon  doing,  or  my  Lord  himself  to  desire 
anything  extraordinary,  'specially  the  King  having 
been  so  bountiful  already ;  which  the  world  takes 
notice  of  even  to  some  repinings.  All  which  he 
did  desire  me  to  discourse  to  my  Lord  of ;  which  I 
have  undertaken  to  do.  At  noon  by  coach  to  my  Lord 
Crewe's,  hearing  that  my  Lord  Sandwich  dined  there ; 
where  I  told  him  what  had  passed  between  Mr. 
Coventry  and  myself ;  with  which  he  was  contented, 
though  I  could  perceive  not  very  well  pleased.    And 


1663.J  PEPYS'S  DIAHT.  143 

I  do  believe  that  my  Lord  do  find  some  other  things 
go  against  his  mind  in  the  House ;  for  in  the  motion 
made  the  other  day  in  the  House  by  my  Lord  Bruce, 
that  none  be  capable  of  employment  but  such  as  have 
been  loyal  and  constant  to  the  King  and  Church,  that 
the  General  and  my  Lord  were  mentioned  to  be 
excepted ;  and  my  Lord  Bruce  did  come  since  to  my 
Lord,  to  clear  himself  that  he  meant  nothing  to  his 
prejudice,  nor  could  it  have  any  such  efEect  if  he  did 
mean  it.  After  discourse  with  my  Lord,  to  dinner 
with  him;  there  dining  there  my  Lord  Montagu  of 
Boughton,  Mr.  William  Montagu  his  brother,  the 
Queen's  Solicitor,  &c.,  and  a  fine  dinner.  Their  talk 
about  a  ridiculous  falling-out  two  days  ago  at  my  Lord 
of  Oxford's  house,  at  an  entertainment  of  his,  there 
being  there  my  Lord  of  Albemarle,  Lynsey,  two  of  the 
Porters,  my  Lord  Bellasses,  and  others,  where  there 
were  high  words,  and  some  blows,  and  pulling  off  of 
periwigs ;  till  my  Lord  Monk  took  away  some  of  their 
swords,  and  sent  for  some  soldiers  to  guard  the  house 
till  the  fray  was  ended, .  To  such  a  degree  of  madnes.s 
the  nobility  of  this  age  is  come  !  After  dinner  I  went 
up  to  Sir  Thomas  Crewe,  who  lies  there  not  very  well 
in  his  head,  being  troubled  with  vapours  and  fits  of 
dizziness ;  and  there  I  sat  talking  with  him  all  the 
afternoon  upon  the  unhappy  posture  of  things  at  this 
time ;  that  the  King  do  mind  nothing  but  pleasures, 
and  hates  the  very  sight  or  thoughts  of  business.  If 
any  of  the  sober  comisellors  give  him  good  advice, 


144  PEPTS'S   DIABT.  [^May, 

and  move  him  in  anything  that  is  to  his  good  and 
hoi£Our,  the  other  part,  which  are  his  counsellors  of 
pleasure,  take  him  when  he  is  with  my  Lady  Oastle- 
maine,  and  in  a  humour  of  delight,  and  then  persuade 
him  that  he  ought  not  to  hear  or  listen  to  the  advice 
of  those  old  dotards  or  counsellors  that  were  here- 
tofore his  enemies :  when,  God  knows !  it  is  they  that 
nowadays  do  most  study  his  honour.  It  seems  the  present 
favourites  now  are  my  Lord  Bristol,  Duke  of  Bucking- 
ham, Sir  H.  Bennet,  my  Lord  Ashley,  and  Sir  Charles 
Barkeley;  who,  among  them,  have  cast  my  Lord 
Chancellor  upon  his  back,  past  ever  getting  up  again ; 
there  being  now  little  for  him  to  do,  and  he  waits  at 
Court  attending  to  speak  to  the  King  as  others  do : 
which  I  pray  God  may  prove  of  good  effects,  for  it 
is  feared  it  will  be  the  same  with  my  Lord  Treasurer 
shortly.  But  strange  to  hear  how  my  Lord  Ashley, 
by  my  Lord  Bristol's  means  (he  being  brought  over 
to  the  Catholic  party  against  the  Bishops,  whom  he 
hates  to  the  death,  and  publicly  rails  against  them; 
not  that  he  is  become  a  Catholic,  but  merely  opposes 
the  Bishops ;  and  yet,  for  aught  I  hear,  the  Bishop  of 
London  keeps  as  great  with  the  King  as  ever),  is  got 
into  favour,  so  much  that,  being  a  man  of  great 
business  and  yet  of  pleasure,  and  drolling,  too,  he,  it 
is  thought,  will  be  made  Lord  Treasurer  upon  the 
death  or  removal  of  the  good  old  man.  My  Lord 
Albemarle,  I  hear,  do  bear  through  and  bustle  among 
them,  and  will  not  be  removed  from  the  King's  good 


1663.]  PEPT8*S  DIABTf.  145 

opinion  and  favour,  though  none  of  the  Cabinet ;  but 
yet  he  is  enyied  enough.  It  is  made  very  doubtful 
whether  the  King  do  not  intend  the  making  of  the 
Duke  of  Monmouth  legitimate ;  but  surely  the  Com- 
mons of  England  will  never  do  it,  nor  the  Duke  of 
York  suffer  it,  whose  Lady,  I  am  told,  is  very  trouble- 
some to  him  by  her  jealousy.  No  caie  is  observed  to 
be  taken  of  the  main  chance,  either  for  maintaining  of 
trade  or  opposing  of  factions,  which,  God  knows,  are 
ready  to  break  out,  if  any  of  them  (which  God  forbid! ) 
should  dare  to  begin  ;  the  King  and  every  man  about 
him  minding  so  much  their  pleasures  or  profits.  My 
Lord  Hinchinbroke,  I  am  told,  hath  had  a  mis- 
chance to  kill  his  boy,  by  his  birding-piece  going  off 
as  he  was  a  fowling.  The  gun  was  charged  with  small 
shot,  and  hit  the  boy  in  the  face  and  about  the  temples, 
and  he  lived  four  days.  In  Scotland,  it  seems,  for  all 
the  newsbooks  teU  us  every  week  that  they  are  all  so 
quiet,  and  everything  in  the  Church  settled,  the  old 
woman  had  liked  to  have  killed,  the  other  day,  the 
Bishop  of  Galloway,  and  not  half  the  Churches  of  the 
whole  kingdom  conform.  Strange  were  the  effects  of 
the  late  thunder  and  lightning  about  a  week  since  at 
Northampton,  coming  with  great  rain,  which  caused 
extraordinary  floods  in  a  few  hours,  bearing  away 
bridges,  drowning  horses,  men,  and  cattle.  Two  men 
passing  over  a  bridge  on  horseback,  the  arches  before 
and  behind  them  were  borne  away,  and  that  left  which 
they  were  upon :  but,  however,  one  of  the  horses  fell 


146  PEPTS's  DIAET.  [May, 

over,  and  was  di'owned.  Stacks  of  faggots  carried  as 
high  as  a  steeple,  and  other  dreadful  things ;  which 
Sir  Thomas  Crewe  showed  me  letters  to  him  about 
from  Mr.  Freemantle  and  otliers,  that  it  is  very  true. 
The  Portugals  have  choused  us,  it  seems,  in  the  Island 
of  Bombay,  in  the  East  Indies;  for  after  a  great 
charge  of  our  fleets  being  sent  thither  with  full  com- 
mission from  the  King  of  Portugal  to  receive  it,  the 
Governor  by  some  pretence  or  other  will  not  deliver  it 
to  Sir  Abraham  Shipman,  sent  from  the  King,  nor  to 
my  Lord  of  Marlborough ;  which  the  King  takes 
highly  ill,  and  I  fear  our  Queen  will  fare  the  worse  for 
it.  The  Dutch  decay  there  exceediugly,  it  being 
believed  that  their  people  will  revolt  from  them  there 
and  they  forced  to  give  up  their  trade.  Sir  Thomas 
showed  me  his  picture  and  Sir  Anthony  Yandyke's  in 
crayon  in  little,  done  exceedingly  well. 

18th.  I  walked  to  Whitehall,  and  into  the  Park, 
seeing  the  Queen  and  maids  of  honour  passing  through 
the  house  going  to  the  Park.  But  above  all,  Mrs. 
Stuart  is  a  fine  woman,  and  they  say  now  a  common 
mistress  to  the  King,  as  my  Lady  Castlemaine  is; 
which  is  a  great  pity. 

19th.  With. Sir  John  Minnes  to  the  Tower;  and  by 
Mr.  Slingsby  and  Mr.  Howard,  Controller  of  the 
Mint,  we  were  shown  the  method  of  making  this  new 
money.  That  being  done,  the  Controller  would  have 
us  dine  with  him  and  his  company,  the  King  giving 
fchem  a  dinner  every  day.     And  very  merry  and  good 


166S.]  PEPYS'S  DIAET.  147 

discoTirse  upon  the  business  we  have  been  upon. 
They  now  coin  between  £16,000  and  £24,000  in  a 
week.  At  dinner  they  did  discourse  very  finely  to  us 
of  the  probability  that  there  is  a  vast  deal  of  money 
hid  in  the  land — from  this,  that  in  King  Charles's  time 
there  was  near  ten  millions  of  money  coined,  besides 
what  was  then  in  being  of  King  James's  and  Queen 
Elizabeth's,  of  which  there  is  a  good  deal  at  this  day 
in  being.  Next  that  there  was  but  £750,000  coined  of 
tlie  Harp  and  Cross  money,  and  of  this  there  was 
£500,000  brought  in  upon  its  being  called  in.  And 
from  very  good  arguments  they  find  that  there  cannot 
1)0  less  of  it  in  Ireland  and  Scotland  than  £100,000 ;  so 
that  there  is  but  £150,000  missing ;  and  of  that, 
suppose  that  there  should  be  not  above  £50,000  still 
remaining,  either  melted  down,  hid,  or  lost,  or  hoarded 
up  in  England,  there  will  then  be  but  £100,000  left  to 
he  thought  to  have  been  transported.  Now,  if 
£750,000  in  twelve  years'  time  lost  but  £100,000  in 
danger  of  being  transported,  then  £10,000,000  in 
thirty-five  years'  time  Avill  have  lost  but  £3,888,880 
and  odd  poimds  ;  and  as  there  is  £650,000  remaining 
after  twelve  years'  time  in  England,  so  after  thirty- 
five  years'  time,  which  was  within  this  two  years, 
there  ought  in  proportion  to  have  resting  £6,111,120 
or  thereabouts,  besides  King  James's  and  Queen 
Elizabeth's  money.  Now,  that  most  of  this  must  be 
hid  is  evident,  as  they  reckon,  because  of  the  dearth  of 
money  immediately  upon  the  calling-in  of  the  State's 


148  PEPTS'S  DtART.  L*fay. 

money,  wliicli  was  £500,000  that  come  in,  and  then 
there  was  not  any  money  to  be  had  in  this  City, 
which  they  say  to  their  own  observation  and  know- 
ledge was  80.  And  therefore,  though  I  can  say 
nothing  in  it  myself,  I  do  not  dispute  it. 

23rd.  To  Whitehall;  where,  in  the  Matted  Gallery, 
Mr.  Coventry  was,  who  told  us  how  the  Parliament 
have  required  of  Sir  G.  Carteret  and  him  an  account 
what  money  shall  be  necessary  to  be  settled  upon  the 
Navy  for  the  ordinary  charge,  which  they  intend  to 
report  £200,000  per  annum.  And  how  to  allot  this 
we  met  this  afternoon,  and  took  their  papers  for  our 
perusal,  and  so  parted. 

24th.  Meeting  Mr.  Lewis  Phillips  of  Brampton,  he 
and  afterwards  others  tell  me  that  news  come  last 
night  to  Court,  that  the  King  of  France  is  sick  of  the 
spotted  fever,  and  that  they  are  struck  in  again ;  and 
this  afternoon  my  Lord  Mandeville  is  gone  from  the 
King  to  make  him  a  visit,  which  will  be  great  news, 
and  of  great  import  through  Europe.  By-and-by  in 
comes  my  Lord  Sandwich ;  he  told  me  this  day  a  vote 
hath  passed  that  the  King's  grants  of  land  to  my 
Lord  Monk  and  him  should  be  made  good;  which 
pleases  him  very  much.  He  also  tells  me  that  things 
do  not  go  right  in  the  House  with  Mr.  Coventry ;  I 
suppose  he  means  in  the  business  of  Belling  places ; 
but  I  am  sorry  for  it. 

27th.  With  Pett  to  my  Lord  Ashley,  Chancellor  of 
the   Exchequer;    where  we  met  the  auditors  about 


1663.J  PEPYS'S  DIABT.  149 

settling  the  business  of  the  accounts  of  persons  to 
whom  money  is  due  before  the  King's  time  in  the 
Navy,  and  the  clearing  of  their  imprests  for  what 
little  of  their  debts  they  have  received.  I  find  my 
Lord,  as  he  is  reported,  a  very  ready,  qniet,  and 
diligent  person.  Roger  Pepys  tells  me  that  the 
King  hath  sent  to  the  Parliament  to  hasten  to  make 
an  end  by  midsummer,  because  of  his  going  into  the 
country ;  so  they  have  set  upon  four  bills  to  dispatch ; 
the  first  of  which  is,  he  says,  too  devilish  a  severe  act 
against  conventicles ;  so  beyond  all  moderation  that  he 
is  afraid  it  will  ruin  all :  telling  me  that  it  is  matter  of 
the  greatest  grief  to  him  in  the  world,  that  he  should 
be  put  upon  this  trust  of  being  a  Parliament  man, 
because  he  says  nothing  is  done,  that  he  can  see, 
out  of  any  truth  and  sincerity,  but  mere  envy  and 
design.  Then  into  the  Great  Garden  up  to  the 
Banqueting  House ;  and  there  by  my  Lord's  glass  we 
drew  in  the  species  very  pretty.  Afterwards  to  nine- 
pins, Creed  and  I  playing  against  my  Lord  and  Cooke. 

28tL  By  water  to  the  Royal  Theatre ;  but  that  was 
so  full  they  told  us  we  could  have  no  room.  And  so 
to  the  Duke's  house;  and  there  saw  Hamlet  done, 
giving  us  fresh  reason  never  to  think  enough  of 
Betterton.  Who  should  we  see  come  upon  the  stage 
but  Gosnell,  my  wife's  maid,  but  neither  spoke,  danced, 
nor  sung,  which  I  was  sorry  for. 

29th.  This  day  is  kept  strictly  as  a  holiday,  being 
the  King's   Coronation.      Creed  and  I  abroad,  and 


150  PEPYS'S  DIARY.  ptfay, 

called  at  several  cliurclies ;  and  it  is  a  wonder  to  see, 
and  by  that  to  guess  the  ill-temper  of  the  City,  at  this 
time,  either  to  religion  in  general  or  to  the  King,  that 
in  some  churches  there  was  hardly  ten  people,  and 
those  poor  people.  To  the  Duke's  house,  and  there 
saw  The  Slighted  Maid,  wherein  Gosnell  acted 
Pyramena,  a  great  part,  and  did  it  very  well.  Then 
with  Creed  to  see  the  German  Princess,  at  the  Gate- 
house, at  Westminster. 

31st.  This  month  the  greatest  news  is,  the  height 
and  heat  that  the  Parliament  is  in,  in  inquiring  into 
the  revenue,  which  displeases  the  Court,  and  their 
backwardness  to  give  the  King  any  money.  Their 
inquiring  into  the  selling  of  places  do  trouble  a  great 
many ;  among  the  chief,  my  Lord  Chancellor  (against 
whom  particulai'ly  it  is  carried),  and  Mr.  Coventry; 
for  which  I  am  sorry.  The  Kiug  of  France  was  given 
out  to  be  poisoned  and  dead,  but  it  proves  to  be  the 
measles ;  and  he  is  well,  or  likely  to  be  soon  well, 
again.  I  find  myself  growing  in  the  esteem  and 
credit  that  I  have  in  the  office,  and  I  hope  falling  to 
my  business  again  will  confirm  me  in  it. 

June  1.  The  Duke  having  been  a-hunting  to-day, 
and  so  lately  come  home  and  gone  to  bed,  we  could 
not  see  him,  and  wo  walked  away.  And  1  with  Sir 
J.  Minnes  to  the  Strand  Maypole ;  and  there  light 
out  of  his  coach,  and  walked  to  the  New  Theatre, 
which,  since  the  King's  players  are  gone  to  the 
Royal  one,  is  tliis  day  begun  to  be  employed  by  the 


1663.]  PEPYS'S   DIARY.  151 

fencers  to  play  prizes  at.  And  liere  I  come  and  saw 
the  first  prize  I  ever  saw  in  my  life,  and  it  was 
between  one  Mathews,  who  did  beat  at  all  weapons, 
and  one  Westwicke,  who  was  soundly  cut  several 
times  both  in  the  head  and  legs,  that  he  was  all  over 
blood,  and  other  deadly  blows  they  did  give  and  take 
in  very  good  earnest,  till  Westwicke  was  in  a  sad 
pickle.  They  fought  at  eight  weapons,  three  bouts  at 
each  weapon.  This  being  upon  a  private  quarrel, 
they  did  it  in  good  earnest ;  and  I  felt  one  of  the 
swords,  and  found  it  to  be  very  little,  if  at  all,  blunter 
on  the  edge  than  the  common  swords  are.  Strange  to 
see  what  a  deal  of  money  is  flung  to  them  both  upon 
the  stage  between  every  bout.  This  day  I  hear  at 
Court  of  the  great  plot  which  was  lately  discovered  in 
Ireland,  made  among  the  Presbyters  and  others, 
designing  to  cry  up  the  Covenant,  and  to  secure 
Dublin  Castle  and  other  places ;  and  they  have  de- 
bauched a  good  part  of  the  army  there,  promising 
them  ready  money.  Some  of  the  Parliament  there, 
they  say,  are  guilty,  and  some  withdrawn  upon  it ; 
several  persons  taken,  and  among  others  a  son  of 
Scott's,  that  was  executed  here  for  the  King's  murder. 
"What  reason  the  King  hath,  I  know  not ;  but  it  seems 
he  is  doubtful  of  Scotland,  and  this  afternoon,  when  I 
was  there,  the  council  was  called  extraordinary,  and 
they  were  opening  the  letters  this  last  post's  coming 
and  going  between  Scotland  and  us  and  other  places. 
The  King  of  France  is  well  again. 


152  PBPTS'S  DIABT.  [Jxaie, 

2nd.  To  St.  James's,  to  Mr.  Coventry,  where  I  had 
an  hour's  private  talk  with  him  concerning  his  own 
condition,  at  present  being  under  the  censure  of  the 
House,  being  concerned  with  others  in  the  Bill 
for  selling  of  offices.  He  tells  me,  that  though  he 
thinks  himself  to  suffer  much  in  his  fame  hereby,  yet 
he  values  nothing  more  of  evil  to  hang  over  him ;  for 
.  that  it  is  against  no  statute,  as  is  pretended,  nor  more 
than  what  his  predecessors  time  out  of  mind  have 
taken ;  and  that  so  soon  as  he  found  himself  to  be  in  an 
error,  he  did  desire  to  have  his  fees  set,  which  was 
done,  and  since  that  time  he  hath  not  taken  a  token 
more.  He  undertakes  to  prove  that  he  did  never  take 
a  token  of  any  captain  to  get  him  employed  in  his  life 
beforehand,  or  demanded  anything ;  and  for  the  other 
accusation,  that  the  Cavaliers  are  not  employed,  he 
looked  over  the  list  of  them  now  in  the  service,  and 
of  the  twenty-seven  that  are  employed,  thirteen  have 
been  heretofore  always  under  the  King ;  two  neutrals, 
and  the  other  twelve  men  of  great  courage,  and  such 
as  had  either  the  King's  particular  commands,  or  great 
recommendation  to  put  them  in,  and  none  by  himseK. 
Besides  that,  he  sees  it  is  not  the  King's  nor  Duke's 
opinion  that  the  whole  party  of  the  late  officers  should 
be  rendered  desperate.  And  lastly,  he  confesses  that 
the  more  of  the  Cavaliers  are  put  in,  the  less  of 
discipline  hath  followed  in  the  fleet ;  and  that,  when- 
ever there  comes  occasion,  it  must  be  the  old  ones 
that  must  do  any  good.    He  tells  me  that  he  cannot 


166S,]  PEPTS'S  DIAfiY.  153 

guess  whom  all  this  sLoold  come  from ;  bat  he  suspects 
Sir  G.  Carteret,  as  I  also  do,  at  least  that  he  is  pleased 
with  it.  But  he  tells  me  that  he  will  bring  Sir  Gr. 
Carteret  to  be  the  first  adviser  and  instructor  of  him 
what  is  to  make  his  place  of  benefit  to  him ;  telling 
him  that  Smith  did  make  his  place  worth  £5,000,  and 
he  believed  £7,000  to  him  the  first  year;  besides 
something  else  greater  than  all  this,  which  he  forbore 
to  tell  me.  It  seems  one  Sir  Thomas  TomMns  of  the 
House,  that  makes  many  mad  motions,  did  bring  it 
into  the  House,  saying  that  a  letter  was  left  at  his 
lodgings,  subscribed  by  one  Benson  (which  is  a 
feigned  name,  for  there  is  no  such  in  the  Navy), 
telling  how  many  places  in  the  Navy  have  been  sold. 
And  by  another  letter,  left  in  the  same  manner  since, 
nobody  appearing,  he  writes  him  that  there  is  one 
Hughes  and  another  Butler  (both  rogues,  that  have  for 
their  roguery  been  turned  out  of  their  places),  that 
wUl  swear  that  Mr.  Coventry  did  sell  their  places  and 
other  things.  I  offered  him  my  service,  and  will  with 
all  my  heart  serve  him :  but  he  tells  me  he  do  not 
think  it  convenient  to  meddle,  or  to  any  purpose.  To 
Westminster  Hall,  where  I  hear  more  of  the  plot 
from  Ireland ;  which  it  seems  hath  been  hatching,  and 
known  to  the  Lord  Lieutenant  a  great  while,  and  kept 
close  till  within  three  days  that  it  should  have  taken 
effect. 

4th.  In  the  Hall  a  good  while ;   where  I  heard  that 
this  day  the  Archbishop  of  Canterbury,  Juxon,  a  man 


154  PEPYS'S   DIAKT.  [June. 

well  spoken  of  by  all  for  a  good  man,  is  dead ;  and  the 
Bisliop  of  London  is  to  have  his  seat.  The  match 
between  Sir  J.  Cutts  and  my  Lady  Jemimah,  he  says, 
is  likely  to  go  on ;  for  which  I  am  glad.  In  the  Hall 
to-day  Dr.  Pierce  tells  me  that  the  Queen  begins  to 
be  brisk,  and  play  like  other  ladies,  and  is  quite 
another  woman  from  what  she  was.  It  may  be,  it 
may  make  the  King  like  her  the  better,  and  for- 
sake his  two  mistresses,  my  Lady  Castlemaine  and 
Stewart. 

6th.  To  York  House,  where  the  Russian  Ambassador 
do  lie ;  and  there  I  saw  his  people  go  up  and  down 
lousing  themselves :  they  are  all  in  a  great  hurry, 
being  to  be  gone  the  beginning  of  next  week.  But 
that  that  pleased  me  best,  was  the  remains  of  the 
noble  soul  of  the  late  Duke  of  Buckingham  appearing 
in  his  house,  in  every  place,  in  the  door-cases  and  the 
windows.  Sir  John  Hebden,  the  Russia  Resident,  did 
tell  me  how  he  is  vexed  to  see  things  at  Court  ordered 
as  they  are  by  nobody  that  attends  to  business,  but 
every  man  himself  or  his  pleasures.  He  cries  up  my 
Lord  Asldey  to  be  almost  the  only  man  that  he  sees  to 
look  after  business  ;  and  with  the  ease  and  mastery, 
that  he  wonders  at  him.  He  cries  out  against  the 
King's  dealing  so  much  with  goldsmiths,  and  suffering 
himself  to  have  his  purse  kept  and  commanded  by  them. 
He  tells  me  also  with  what  exact  care  and  order  the 
States  of  Holland's  stores  are  kept  in  their  Yards,  and 
every  thing  managed  there  by  their  builders  with 


1663.J  PEPTS'S  DIABT.  155 

snch  husbandry  as  is  not  imaginable;  which  I  will 
endeavour  to  understand  further. 

7th.  Mrs.  Turner,  who  is  often  at  Court,  do  tell  me 
to-day  that  for  certain  the  Queen  hath  much  changed 
her  humour,  and  is  become  very  pleasant  and  sociable 
as  any ;  and  tliey  say  is  with  child,  or  believed  to  be  so. 
After  cliurch  to  Sir  W.  Batten's;  where  my  Lady 
Batten  inveighed  mightily  against  the  German 
Princess,  and  I  as  high  in  the  defence  of  her  wit  and 
spirit,  and  glad  that  she  is  cleared  at  the  Sessions. 

12th.  To  the  Royal  Theatre ;  and  there  saw  The 
Committee,  a  merry  but  indifferent  play,  only  Lacey's 
part,  an  Irish  foofman,  is  beyond  imagination.  Here  1 
.saw  my  Lord  Falconbridge,  and  his  Lady,  my  Lady 
Mary  Cromwoll,  who  looks  as  well  as  I  have  known 
her,  and  well  clad  :  but  when  the  House  began  to  fill 
she  put  on  her  vizard,  and  so  kept  it  on  all  the  play ; 
wliich  of  late  is  become  a  great  fashion  among  the 
ladies,  which  hides  their  whole  fax?e.  So  to  the  Ex- 
change, to  buy  things  with  my  wife  ;  among  others,  a 
vizard  for  herself, 

13th.  To  the  Royal  Theatre ;  and  in  our  way  saw  my 
Lady  Castlemaine,  who.  I  fear,  is  not  so  handsome  as 
I  have  taken  her  for,  and  now  she  begins  to  decay  some- 
thing. This  is  my  wife's  opinion  also.  Yesterday, 
upon  conference  with  the  King  in  the  Banqueting 
House,  the  Parliament  did  agree  with  much  ado,  it 
being  carried  but  by  forty -two  voices,  that  they  would 
supply  him  with  a  sum  of  money :  but  what  and  how  is 


156  PEPTS'S  BIAEY.  [June, 

not  yet  known,  but  expected  to  be  done  with  great 
disputes  tlie  next  week.     But  if  done  at  all,  it  is  well, 

ISth.  To  tbe  Trinity  House ;  where,  among  others,  I 
found  my  Lords  Sandwich  and  Craven,  and  my  cousin 
Roger  Pepys,  and  Sir  Wm.  Wheeler.  Both  at  and 
after  dinner  we  had  great  discourses  of  the  nature  and 
power  of  spirits,  and  whether  they  can  animate  dead 
bodies  ;  in  all  which,  as  of  the  general  appearance  of 
spirits,  my  Lord  Sandwich  is  very  sceptical.  He  says 
the  greatest  warrants  that  ever  he  had  to  believe  any, 
is  the  present  appearing  of  the  Devil  in  Wiltshire, 
much  of  late  talked  of,  who  beats  a  drum  up  and  down. 
There  are  books  of  it,  and,  they  say,  very  true ;  but  my 
Lord  observes,  that  though  he  do  answer  to  any  tune 
that  you  will  play  to  him  upon  another  drum,  yet  one 
time  he  tried  to  play  and  could  not ;  which  makes  him 
suspect  the  whole  ;  and  I  think  it  is  a  good  argument. 

16th.  Dined  with  Sir  W.  Batten ;  who  tells  me  that 
the  House  have  voted  the  supply,  intended  for  the 
King,  shall  be  by  subsidy. 

17th.  This  day  I  met  with  Pierce  the  surgeon;  who 
tells  me  that  the  King  has  made  peace  between  Mr. 
Edward  Montagu  and  his  father  Lord  Montagu,  and 
that  all  is  well  again  ;  at  which,  for  the  family's  sake, 
I  am  glad,  but  do  not  tliink  it  will  hold  long. 

19th.  To  Lambeth,  expecting  to  have  seen  the  Arch- 
bishop lie  in  state ;  but  it  seems  he  is  not  laid  out  yet. 
At  the  Privy  Seal  Ofl&ce  examined  the  books,  and  found 
the  grant  of  increase  of  salary  to  the  principal  officers 


1663.]  PEPTS'S  DIARY.  157 

in  the  year  1639,  £300  among  the  Controller,  Surveyor, 
and  Clerk  to  the  Ships.  Met  Captain  Ferrers;  who 
tells  us  that  the  King  of  France  is  well  again,  and  that 
he  saw  him  train  his  Guards,  aU  brave  men,  at  Paris ; 
and  that  when  he  goes  to  his  mistress,  Madame  La 
Valliere,  a  pretty  little  woman,  now  with  child  by  him, 
he  goes  publicly,  and  his  trumpets  and  kettledrums 
with  him  ;  and  yet  he  says  that,  for  all  this,  the  Queen 
do  not  know  of  it,  for  that  nobody  dares  to  tell  her ; 
but  that  I  dare  not  believe. 

22nd.  To  Westminster,  where  all  along  I  find  the 
shops  evening  with  the  sides  of  the  houses,  even  in  the 
broadest  streets,  which  will  make  the  City  very  much 
better  than  it  was.  It  seems  the  House  do  consent  to 
send  to  the  King  to  desire  that  he  would  be  g^ciously 
pleased  to  let  them  know  who  it  was  that  did  inform 
him  of  what  words  Sir  Richard  Temple  should  say, 
which  were  to  this  purpose  :  "  That  if  the  King  would 
side  with  him,  or  be  guided  by  him  and  his  party,  that 
he  should  not  lack  money,"  but  without  knowing  who 
told  it,  they  do  not  think  fit  to  call  him  to  any  account 
for  it.  The  Duke  being  gone  a  hunting,  by-and-by 
came  in  and  shifted  himself,  he  having  in  his  hunting 
led  his  horse  through  a  river  up  to  his  breast,  and  came 
80  home;  and  being  ready  we  had  a  long  discourse 
with  him. 

23rd.  To  the  office,  and  after  an  hour  or  two  by 
water  to  the  Temple,  to  my  cousin  Roger,  who,  I  per- 
ceive, vi  a  deadly  high  man  in  the  Parliament  business. 


158  PEPTS'S  BIAET.  LJune, 

and  against  tLe  Court,  showing  me  how  they  have  com- 
puted that  the  King  hath  spent,  at  least  hath  received, 
above  four  millions  of  money  since  he  come  in ;  and  in 
Sir  J.  Winter's  case,  in  which  I  spoke  to  him,  he  is  so 
high  that  he  says  he  deserves  to  be  hanged.  To  the 
'Change ;  and  by-and-by  comes  the  King  and  the  Queen 
by  in  great  state,  and  the  streets  full  of  people.     I 

stood  in  Mr.  's  balcony.      They  dine  all  at  my 

Lord  Mayor's,  but  what  ho  do  for  victuals  or  room  for 
them  I  know  not. 

24th.  To  St.  James's,  and  there  an  hour's  private 
discourse  with  Mr.  Coventry,  he  speaking  of  Sir  G. 
Carteret  sliglitly,  and  diminishing  of  his  services  for 
the  King  in  Jersey ;  that  he  was  well  rewarded,  and 
had  good  lands  and  rents,  and  other  profits  from  the 
King,  all  the  time  he  was  there,  and  that  it  was  always 
his  humour  to  have  things  done  his  way.  He  brought 
an  example  how  he  would  not  let  the  Castle  there  be 
victualled  for  more  than  a  month,  that  so  he  might  keep 
it  at  his  beck,  though  the  people  of  the  town  did  offer 
to  supply  it  more  often  themselves.  Another  tiling  he 
told  me,  how  the  Duke  of  Tork  did  give  Sir  G. 
Carteret  and  the  Island  his  profit  as  Admiral,  and 
other  things,  toward  the  building  of  a  pier  there.  But 
it  was  never  laid  out,  nor  like  to  be.  So  it  falling  out 
that  a  lady  being  brought  to  bed,  the  Duke  was  to  be 
desired  to  be  one  of  the  godfathers ;  and  it  being 
objected  that  that  would  not  bo  proper,  there  being  no 
peer  of  the  land  to  be  joined  with  him,  the  lady  replied, 


1663.]  PEPTS'S   DIARr.  159 

"  Why,  let  him  choose ;  and  if  he  will  not  be  a  god- 
father without  a  peer,  then  let  him  even  slay  till  he 
hath  made  a  pier  of  his  own."  He  tells  me,  too, 
that  he  hath  lately  been  observed  to  tack  about  at  Court, 
and  to  endeavour  to  strike  in  with  the  persons  that  are 
against  the  Chancellor ;  but  this  ho  says  of  him,  that 
he  do  not  say  nor  do  anything  to  the  prejudice  of  the 
Chancellor.  But  he  told  me  that  the  Chancellor  was 
rising  again,  and  that  of  lat«  Sir  G.  Carteret's  business 
and  employment  hath  not  been  so  full  as  it  used  to  be 
while  the  Chancellor  stood  up.  From  that  we  discoursed 
of  the  evU  of  putting  out  men  of  experience  in  business 
as  the  Chancellor,  and  of  the  condition  of  the  King's 
party  at  present,  who,  as  the  Papists,  though  otherwise 
fine  persons,  yet  being  by  law  kept  for  these  fourscore 
years  out  of  employment,  they  are  now  wholly  uncapable 
of  business;  and  so  the  Cavaliers  for  twenty  years, 
who,  says  he,  for  the  most  part  have  either  given  them- 
selves over  to  look  after  country  and  family  business, 
and  those  the  best  of  them,  and  the  rest  to  debauchery, 
&c. ;  and  that  was  it  that  hath  made  him  higli  against 
the  late  BiU  brought  into  the  House  for  the  making  all 
men  incapable  of  employment  that  had  served  against 
the  King.  People,  says  he,  in  the  sea-service,  it  is 
impossible  to  do  anything  without  them,  there  being 
not  more  than  three  men  of  the  whole  King's  side  that 
are  fit  to  command  almost ;  and  these  were  Captain 
Allen,  Smith,  and  Beech;  and  it  may  be  Holmes,  and 
Utber,  and  Batts  might  do  something. 


160  PEPTS'S  DIAEY.  [June, 

25tli.  Sir  G.  Carteret  did  tell  us  that  upon  Tuesday 
last,  being  with  my  Lord  Treasurer,  he  showed  him  a 
letter  from  Portugal  speaking  of  the  advance  of  the 
Spaniards  into  their  country,  and  yet  that  the  Portu- 
guese were  never  more  courageous  than  now ;  for  by 
an  old  prophecy  sent  thither  some  years  though  not 
many  since  from  the  French  King,  it  is  foretold  that 
the  Spaniards  should  come  into  their  country,  and  in 
such  a  valley  they  should  be  all  killed,  and  then  their 
country  should  be  wholly  delivered  from  the  Spaniards. 
This  was  on  Tuesday  last,  and  yesterday  come  the  very 
first  news  that  in  this  valley  they  had  thus  routed  and 
killed  the  Spaniards. 

26th.  The  House  is  upon  the  King's  answer  to  their 
message  about  Temple,  which  is,  that  my  Lord  of 
Bristol  did  tell  him  that  Temple  did  say  those  words, 
so  the  House  are  resolved  upon  sending  some  of  their 
members  to  him  to  know  the  truth,  and  to  demand 
satisfaction  if  it  be  not  true.  Sir  W.  Batten,  Sir  J. 
Minnes,  my  Lady  Batten,  and  I,  by  coach  to  Bednall 
Green  to  Sir  W.  Rider's  to  dinner.  A  fine  merry 
walk  with  the  ladies  alone  after  dinner  in  the  garden ; 
the  greatest  quantity  of  strawberries  I  ever  saw,  and 
good.  This  very  house  was  built  by  the  blind  beggar 
of  Bednall  Green,  so  much  talked  of  and  simg  in 
ballads,  but  they  say  it  was  only  some  of  the  out-houses 
of  it.  At  table,  discoursing  of  thunder  and  lightning. 
Sir  W.  Rider  did  tell  a  story  of  his  own  knowledge, 


1663.]  PEPTS'S  DIABT.  161 

that  s  Grenoese  galley  in  Leghorn  Boads  was  struck  by 
thunder,  so  as  the  mast  was  broke  a  pieces,  and  the 
shackle  upon  one  of  the  slaves  was  melted  clear  off  his 
leg  without  hurting  his  leg.  Sir  William  went  on 
board  the  vessel,  and  would  have  contributed  towards 
the  release  of  the  slave  whom  heaven  had  thus  set  free, 
but  he  could  not  compass  it,  and  so  he  was  brought  to 
his  fetters  again. 

29th.  Up  and  down  the  streets  is  cried  mightily  the 
great  victory  got  by  the  Portugals  against  the  Spani- 
ards, where  10,000  slain,  3,000  or  4,000  taken  prisoners, 
with  all  the  artillery,  baggage,  money,  »&c.,  and  Don 
John  of  Austria  forced  to  flee  with  a  man  or  two  with 
him. 

30th.  Public  matters  are  in  an  ill  condition :  Parlia- 
ment sitting  and  raising  four  subsidies  for  the  King, 
which  is  but  a  little,  considering  his  wants ;  and  yet 
that  parted  withal  with  great  hardness.  They  being 
offended  to  see  so  much  money  go,  and  no  debts  of  the 
public's  paid,  but  all  swallowed  by  a  luxurious  Court ; 
which  the  King  it  is  believed  and  hoped  will  retrench 
in  a  little  time,  when  he  comes  to  see  the  utmost  of  the 
revenue  which  shall  be  settled  on  him;  he  expecting 
to  have  his  £1,200,000  made  good  to  him,  which  is  not 
yet  done  by  above  £150,000  as  he  himseK  reports  to  the 
House.  The  charge  of  the  Navy  intended  to  be 
limited  to  £200,000  per  annum,  the  ordinary  charge  of 
it,  and  that  to  be  settled  upon  the  Customs.  Tiie 
»— 41 


162  PEPYS'S  DIAET.  [JiUy, 

King  gets  greatly  taken  up  witli  Madam  Castle- 
maiue  and  Mrs.  Stewart,  wliicli  Heaven  put  an 
end  to ! 

July  1.  Being  in  the  Parliament  lobby,  I  there  saw 
my  Lord  of  Bristol  come  to  the  Commons  House  to 
give  his  answer  to  their  question,  about  some  words  he 
should  tell  the  King  that  were  spoke  by  Sir  Richard 
Temple.  A  chair  was  set  at  the  bar  of  the  House  for 
him,  which  he  used  but  little,  but  made  an  harangue 
of  half  an  hour  bareheaded,  the  House  covered.  His 
speech  being  done,  he  came  out  into  a  little  room  till 
the  House  had  concluded  of  an  answer  to  his  speech ; 
which  they  staying  long  upon,  I  went  away.  And  by- 
and-by  out  comes  Sir  W.  Batten  ;  and  he  told  me  that  his 
Lordship  had  made  a  long  and  a  comedian-like  speech, 
and  delivered  with  such  action  as  was  not  becoming 
his  Lordship.  He  confesses  he  did  tell  the  King  such 
a  thing  of  Sir  Richard  Temple,  but  that  upon  his 
honour  the  words  were  not  spoken  by  Sir  Richard, 
he  having  taken  a  liberty  of  enlarging  to  the  King 
upon  the  discourse  which  had  been  between  Sir 
Richard  and  himself  lately ;  and  so  took  upon  himself 
the  whole  blame,  and  desired  their  pardon,  it  being 
not  to  do  any  wrong  to  their  fellow  member,  but  out  of 
zeal  to  the  King.  He  told  them,  among  many  other 
things,  that  as  to  religion  he  was  a  Roman  Catholic, 
but  such  a  one  as  thought  no  man  to  have  right  to  the 
Crown  of  England  but  the  Prince  that  hath  it;   and 


l«83l]  PEPYS'S   DIABY.  163 

snch  a  one  as,  if  the  King  should  desire  counsel  as  to 
his  own,  he  would  not  advise  him  to  another  religion 
than  the  old  true  reformed  religion  of  this  kingdom  as 
it  now  stands ;  and  concluded  with  a  submission  *to 
what  the  House  shall  do  with  him,  saying  that  what- 
ever they  shaU  do — "  thanks  be  to  God,  this  head,  this 
heart,  and  this  sword  (pointing  to  them  all),  will  find 
me  a  being  in  any  place  in  Europe."  The  House  hath 
hereupon  voted  clearly  Sir  Richard  Temple  to  be  free 
from  the  imputation  of  saying  those  words ;  but  when 
Sir  William  Batten  came  out,  had  not  concluded  what 
to  say  to  my  Lord,  it  being  argued  that  to  own  any 
satisfaction  as  to  my  Lord  from  his  speech,  would  be 
to  lay  some  fault  upon  the  King  for  the  message  he 
should  upon  no  better  accounts  send  to  the  impeaching 
of  one  of  their  members.  Walking  out,  I  hear  that 
the  House  of  Lords  are  offended  that  my  Lord  Digby 
should  come  to  this  House  and  make  a  speech  there 
without  leave  first  asked  of  the  House  of  Lords.  I 
hear  also  of  another  difficulty  now  upon  him  ;  that  my 
Lord  of  Simderland  (whom  I  do  not  know)  was  so  near 
to  the  marriage  of  his  daughter,  as  that  the  wedding 
clothes  were  made,  and  portion  and  everything  agreed 
on  and  ready ;  and  the  other  day  he  goes  away  nobody 
yet  knows  wliither,  sending  her  the  next  morning  a 
release  of  his  right  or  claim  to  her,  and  advice  to  his 
friends  not  to  inquire  into  the  reason  of  this  doing,  for 
he  hath  enough  for  it ;  and  that  he  gives  them  liberty 


164  PEPtS'S  DIAET.  [July, 

to  say  and  think  what  they  will  of  him,  so  they  do  not 
demand  the  reason  of  his  leaving  her,  being  resolved 
never  to  have  her.  To  Sir  W.  Batten,  to  the  Trinity 
H^use ;  and  after  dinner  we  fell  a-talking,  Mr.  Batten 
telling  us  of  a  late  trial  of  Sir  Charles  Sedley,  the  other 
day,  before  my  Lord  Chief  Justice  Foster  and  the  whole 
bench,  for  his  debauchery  a  little  while  since  at  Oxford 
Kate's.  It  seems  my  Lord  and  the  rest  of  the  Judges 
did  all  of  them  round  give  him  a  most  high  reproof ; 
my  Lord  Chief  Justice  saying,  that  it  was  for  him, 
and  such  wicked  wretches  as  he  was,  that  God's  anger 
and  judgments  hung  over  us,  calling  him  sirrah  many 
times.  It  seems  they  have  bound  him  to  his  good 
behaviour  (there  being  no  law  against  him  for  it)  in 
£5,000.  It  being  told  that  my  Lord  Buckhurst  was 
there,  my  Lord  asked  whether  it  was  that  Buckhurst 
that  was  lately  tried  for  robbery ;  and  when  answered 
Yes,  he  asked  whether  he  had  so  soon  forgot  his 
deliverance  at  that  time,  and  that  it  would  have 
more  become  him  to  have  been  at  his  prayers,  begging 
God's  forgiveness,  than  now  running  into  such  courses 
again.  This  day  I  hear  at  dinner  that  Don  John  of 
Austria,  since  his  flight  out  of  Portugal,  is  dead  of  his 
wounds ;  so  there  is  a  great  man  gone,  and  a  great 
dispute  like  to  be  indeed  for  the  crown  of  Sjjain,  if  the 
King  should  have  died  before  him.  My  cousin  Roger 
told  us  the  whole  passage  of  my  Lord  Digby  to-day, 
much  as  I  have  said  here  above ;  only  that  he  did  say 


1663.]  PEPYS'S  DIABY.  165 

that  he  would  draw  his  sword  against  the  Pope  himself, 
if  he  should  offer  any  thing  against  His  Majesty,  and 
the  good  of  these  nations ;  and  that  he  never  was  the 
man  that  did  either  look  for  a  Cardinal's  cap  for  himself, 
or  anybody  else,  meaning  Abbot  Montagu:  and  the 
House  upon  the  whole  did  vote  Sir  Richard  Temple 
innocent ;  and  that  my  Lord  Digby  hath  cleared  the 
honour  of  His  Majesty,  and  Sir  Richard  Temple's,  and 
given  perfect  satisfaction  of  his  own  respects  to  the 
House. 

2nd.  Walking  in  the  garden  this  evening  with  Sir 
G.  Carteret  and  Sir  J.  Minnes,  Sir  G.  Carteret  told  us 
with  great  content  how  like  a  stage-player  my  Lord 
Digby  spoke  yesterday,  pointing  to  his  licad  as  my 
Lord  did,  and  saying,  "  First,  for  his  head,"  says  Sir 
G.  Carteret,  "  I  know  when  a  calf's  head  would  have 
done  better  by  half :  for  his  heart  and  his  sword,  I  have 
nothing  to  say  to  them."  He  told  us  that  for  certain 
his  head  cost  the  late  King  his,  for  it  was  he  that 
broke  off  the  treaty  at  Uxbridge.  He  told  us  also  how 
great  a  man  he  was  raised  from  a  private  gentleman  in 
France  by  Monsieur  Grandmont,  and  afterwards  by 
the  Cardinal,  who  raised  him  to  be  a  Lieutenant-general, 
and  then  higher;  and  entrusted  by  the  Cardinal 
when  he  was  banished  out  of  France  with  great 
matters,  and  recommended  by  him  to  the  Queen  as  a 
man  to  be  trusted  and  ruled  by :  yet  when  he  came  to 
have  some  power  over  the  Queen,  he  began  to  dissuade 


166  PEPTS'S  DIABT.  [July, 

her  from  her  opinion  of  the  Cardinal ;  which  she  said 
nothing  to  till  the  Cardinal  was  returned,  and  then  she 
told  him  of  it;  who  told  my  Lord  Digby,  "Et  bien, 
Monsieur,  vous  estes  un  fort  bon  amy  done  :  "  but  pre- 
sently put  him  out  of  all ;  and  then  from  a  certainty 
of  coming  in  two  or  three  years'  time  to  be  Mareschal 
of  France,  (to  which  all  strangers,  even  Protestants, 
and  those  as  often  as  French  themselves,  are  capable  of 
coming,  though  it  be  one  of  the  greatest  places  in 
France),  he  was  driven  to  go  out  of  France  into  Flan- 
ders ;  but  there  was  not  trusted,  nor  received  any  kind- 
ness from  the  Prince  of  Conde,  as  one  to  whom  also  he 
had  been  false,  as  he  had  been  to  the  Cardinal  and 
Grandmont.  In  fine,  he  told  us  that  he  is  a  man  of  ex- 
cellent parts,  but  of  no  great  faith  nor  judgment,  and 
one  very  easy  to  get  up  to  great  height  of  preferment, 
but  never  able  to  hold  it. 

3rd.  Mr.  Moore  tells  me  great  news  that  my  Lady 
Castlemaine  is  fallen  from  Court,  and  this  morning 
retired.  He  gives  me  no  account  of  the  reason,  but 
that  it  is  so :  for  which  I  am  sorry ;  and  yet  if  the 
King  do  it  to  leave  ofP  not  only  her  but  all  other 
mistresses,  I  should  be  heartily  glad  of  it,  that  he  may 
fall  to  look  after  business.  I  hear  my  Lord  Digby  is 
condemned  at  Court  for  his  speech,  and  that  my  Lord 
Chancellor  grows  great  again.  With  Mr.  Creed  over 
the  water  to  Lambeth ;  but  could  not  see  the  Archbi- 
shop's hearse :  so  over  the  fields  to  Southwark.   I  spent 


166a.l  PEPTS'S  DIABT.  157 

half  an  hour  in  St.  Mary  Overy's  Ohtirch,  where  are 
fine  monuments  of  great  antiquity. 

4th.  Sir  Allen  Apsley  showed  the  Duke  the  Lisbon 
Grazette  in  Spanish,  where  the  late  victory  is  set  down 
particularly,  and  to  the  great  honour  of  the  English 
beyond  measure.  They  have  since  taken  back  Evora, 
which  was  lost  to  the  Spaniards,  the  English  making 
the  assault,  and  lost  not  more  than  three  men.  Here  I 
learnt  that  the  English  foot  are  higlily  esteemed  all 
over  the  world,  but  the  horse  not  so  much,  which  yet 
we  count  among  ourselves  the  best :  but  they  abroad  have 
had  no  great  knowledge  of  our  horse,  it  seems.  To  the 
King's  Head  ordinary ;  and  a  pretty  gentleman  in  our 
company,  who  confirms  my  Lady  Castlemaine's  being 
gone  from  Court,  but  knows  not  the  reason ;  he  told  us 
of  one  wipe  the  Queen  a  little  while  ago  did  give  her, 
when  she  came  in  and  found  the  Queen  under  the 
dresser's  hands,  and  had  been  so  long :  "  I  wonder 
your  Majesty,"  says  she,  "  can  have  the  patience  to  sit 
so  long  a-dressing  ?  " — "  I  have  so  much  reason  to  use 
patience,"  says  the  Queen,  "  that  I  can  very  well  bear 
with  it."  He  thinks  it  may  be  the  Queen  hath  com- 
manded her  to  retire,  though  that  is  not  likely.  Thence 
with  Creed  to  hire  a  coach  to  carry  us  to  Hyde  Park, 
to-day  there  being  a  general  muster  of  the  King's 
Guards,  horse  and  foot :  but  they  demand  so  high,  that 
I,  spying  Mr.  Cutler  the  merchant,  did  take  notice  of 
him,  and  he  going  into  his  coach,  and  telling  me  that 


168  PEPTS'S   DIAET.  [July, 

he  was  going  to  the  mnster,  I  asked  and  went  along  with 
him ;  where  a  goodly  sight  to  see  so  many  fine  horses 
and  officers,  and  the  King,  Duke,  and  others  come  by 
a-horseback,  and  the  two  Queens  in  the  Queen-Mother's 
coach,  (my  Lady  Castlemaine  not  being  there).  And 
after  long  being  there,  I  light,  and  walked  to  the  place 
where  the  King,  Duke,  &c.  did  stand  to  see  the  horse 
and  foot  march  by  and  discharge  their  guns,  to  show  a 
French  Marquis  (for  whom  this  muster  was  caused) 
the  goodness  of  our  firemen ;  which  indeed  was  very 
good,  though  not  without  a  slip  now  and  then :  and 
one  broadside  close  to  our  coach  we  had  going  out  of 
the  Park,  eren  to  the  nearness  as  to  be  ready  to  bum 
our  hairs.  Tet  methought  all  these  gay  men  are  not 
the  soldiers  that  must  do  the  King's  business,  it  being 
such  as  these  that  lost  the  old  King  all  he  had,  and 
were  beat  by  the  most  ordinary  fellows  that  could  be. 
Thence  with  much  ado  out  of  the  Park,  and  through  St. 
James's  down  the  waterside  over  to  Lambeth,  to  see 
the  Archbishop's  corpse  (who  is  to  be  carried  away  to 
Oxford  on  Monday),  but  came  too  late.  This  day  in  the 
Duke's  chamber  there  being  a  Roman  story  in  the 
hangings,  and  upon  the  standard  written  these  four 
letters — S.  P.  Q.  R.,  Sir  G.  Carteret  came  to  me  to 
know  what  the  meaning  of  those  four  letters  were; 
which  ignorance  is  not  to  be  borne  in  a  Privy  Councillor, 
methinks,  what  a  schoolboy  should  be  whipped  for  not 
knowing. 


1663.J  PEPTS'S  DIABT.  169 

6th.  At  my  office  all  the  morning,  writing  out  a  list 
of  the  King's  ships  in  my  Navy  collections  with  great 
pleasure. 

7th.  In  Mr.  Pett's  garden  I  eat  some  of  the  first 
cherries  I  have  eat  this  year,  ofB  the  tree  where  the  King 
himself  had  been  gathering  some  this  morning.  Deane 
tells  me  what  Mr.  Pett  did  to-day,  that  my  Lord  Bristol 
told  the  King  that  he  will  impeach  the  Chancellor  of 
High  Treason  :  but  I  find  that  my  Lord  Bristol  hath 
undone  himself  already  in  everybody's  opinion,  and 
now  he  endeavours  to  raise  dust  to  put  out  other  men's 
eyes,  as  well  as  his  own ;  but  I  hope  it  will  not  take,  in 
consideration  merely  that  it  is  hard  for  a  Prince  to 
spare  an  experienced  old  officer,  be  he  never  so  corrupt ; 
though  I  hope  this  man  is  not  so,  as  some  report  him  to 
be.  He  tells  me  that  Don  John  is  yet  alive,  and  not 
killed,  as  was  said,  in  the  great  victory  against  the 
Spaniards  in  Portugal  of  late. 

9th.  Sir  W.  Pen  tells  me  my  Lady  Castlemaine  wag 
at  Court,  for  all  this  talk  this  week ;  bat  it  seems  the 
King  is  stranger  than  ordinary  to  her. 

10th.  1  met  Pierce  the  chirurgeon,  who  tells  me  that 
for  certain  the  King  is  grown  colder  to  my  Lady 
Castlemaine  than  ordinary,  and  that  he  believes  he 
begins  to  love  the  Queen,  and  do  make  much  of  her, 
more  than  he  used  to  do.  Mr.  Coventry  tells  me  that 
my  Lord  Bristol  hath  this  day  impeached  my  Lord 
Chancellor  in  the  House  of  Lords,  of  high  treason. 


170  PEPTS'S   DIAET.  IJnly, 

The  cliief  of  tlie  articles  are  these :  1st  That  he  should 
be  the  occasion  of  the  peace  made  with  Holland  lately 
upon  such  disadvantageous  terms,  and  that  he  was 
bribed  to  it.  2nd.  That  Dunkirk  was  also  sold  by 
his  advice  chiefly,  so  much  to  the  damage  of  England. 
3rd.  That  he  had  £6,000  given  him  for  the  drawing  up 
or  promoting  of  the  Irish  declaration  lately,  concerning 
the  division  of  the  lands  there.  4th.  He  did  carry  on 
the  design  of  the  Portugal  match,  so  much  to  the  pre- 
judice of  the  Crown  of  England,  notwithstanding  that 
he  knew  the  Queen  is  not  capable  of  bearing  children. 
6th.  That  the  Duke's  marrying  of  his  daughter  was  a 
practice  of  his,  thereby  to  raise  his  family,  and  that  it 
was  done  by  indiscreet  courses.  6th.  As  to  the 
breaking  ofB  of  the  match  with  Parma,  in  which  he 
was  employed  at  the  very  time  when  the  match  with 
Portugal  was  made  up  here,  which  he  took  as  a  great 
slur  to  him,  and  so  it  was,  and  that  indeed,  is  the  chief 
occasion  of  all  this  feud.  7th.  That  he  hath  en- 
deavoured to  bring  in  Popery,  and  wrote  to  the  Pope 
for  a  cap  for  a  subject  of  the  King  of  England's  (my 
Lord  Aubigny),  and  some  say  that  he  lays  it  to  the 
Chancellor  that  a  good  Protestant  secretary  (Sir 
Edward  Nicholas),  was  laid  aside,  and  a  Papist,  Sir 
H.  Bennet,  put  in  his  room ;  which  is  very  strange, 
when  the  last  of  these  two  is  his  own  creature,  and  such 
an  enemy  accounted  to  the  Chancellor,  that  they  never 
did  nor  do  agree,  and  all  the  world  did  judge  the 


1663,]  PEPYS'S   DIAEY.  171 

Chancellor  to  be  falling  from  the  time  that  Sir  H. 
Bennet  was  brought  in.  Besides  my  Lord  Bristol 
being  a  Catholic  himself,  all  this  is  very  strange. 
These  are  the  main  of  the  articles.  Upon  which  my 
Lord  Chancellor  desired  the  noble  Lord  that  brought 
in  these  articles  would  sign  to  them  with  his  hand; 
which  my  Lord  Bristol  did  presently.  Then  the 
House  did  order  that  the  Judges  should,  against 
Monday  next,  bring  in  their  opinion,  whether  these 
articles  are  treason  or  no  ?  and  next  they  would  know 
whether  they  were  brought  in  regularly  or  no,  without 
leaye  of  the  Lord's  House  ?  • 

11th.  By  barge  to  St.  Mary's  Creek,  where  Com- 
missioner Pett  (doubtful  of  the  growing  greatness  of 
Portsmouth  by  the  finding  of  those  creeks  there),  do 
design  a  wet  dock  at  no  great  charge,  and  yet  no  little 
one ;  he  thinks  towards  £10,000.  And  the  place,  in- 
deed, is  likely  to  be  a  very  fit  place,  when  the  King 
hath  money  to  do  it  with. 

13th.  I  walked  to  the  Temple,  and  there,  from  my 
cousin  Roger,  hear  that  the  Judges  have  this  day 
brought  in  their  answer  to  the  Lords,  that  the  articles 
against  my  Lord  Chancellor  are  not  treason ;  and  to- 
morrow they  are  to  bring  in  their  arguments  to  the 
House  for  the  same.  This  day  also  the  King  did  send 
by  my  Lord  Chamberlain  to  the  Lords,  to  tell  them 
from  him,  that  the  most  of  the  articles  against  my  Lord 
Chancellor  he  himself  knows  to  be  false.    1  met  the 


172  PEPYS'S  DIABY.  [July, 

Qneen-Motlier  walking  in  the  Pell  Mell,  led  by  my 
Lord  St.  Alban's.  And  finding  many  coaches  at  the 
Gate,  I  found  upon  inquiry  that  the  Duchess  is  brought 
to  bed  of  a  boy;  and  hearing  that  the  King  and  Queen 
are  rode  abroad  with  the  Ladies  of  Honour  to  the  Park, 
and  seeing  a  great  crowd  of  gallants  staying  here  to 
see  their  return,  I  also  stayed  walking  up  and  down. 
By-and-by  the  King  and  Queen,  who  looked  in  this 
dress  (a  white  laced  waistcoat,  and  a  crimson  short 
petticoat,  and  her  hair  dressed  a  la  negligence)  mighty 
pretty,  and  the  King  rode  hand  in  hand  with  her. 
Here  was  also*  my  Lady  Castkmaine  rode  among  the 
rest  of  the  ladies,  but  the  King  took,  methought,  no 
notice  of  her ;  nor  when  she  light  did  anybody  press 
(as  she  seemed  to  expect,  and  stayed  for  it)  to  take  her 
down,  but  was  taken  down  by  her  own  gentlemen. 
She  looked  mighty  out  of  humour,  and  had  a  yeUow 
plume  in  her  hat  (which  all  took  notice  of),  and  yet  is 
very  handsome,  but  very  melancholy ;  nor  did  anybody 
speak  to  her,  or  she  so  much  as  smUe  or  speak  to  any- 
body. I  followed  them  up  into  Whitehall,  and  into 
the  Queen's  presence,  where  all  the  ladies  walked, 
talking  and  fiddling  with  their  hats  and  feathers,  and 
changing  and  trying  one  another's  by  one  another's 
heads,  and  laughing.  But  it  was  the  finest  sight  to 
me,  considering  their  great  beauties  and  dress,  that 
ever  I  did  see  in  all  my  life.  But,  above  all,  Mrs. 
Stewart  in  this  dress,  with  her  hat  cocked  and  a  red 


ie6S.J  PEPTS'S   DIAEY.  178 

plume,  with  her  sweet  eye,  little  Roman  nose,  and  ex- 
cellent iaille,  is  now  the  greatest  beauty  I  ever  saw,  I 
think,  in  my  life,  and  if  ever  woman  can,  do  exceed  my 
Lady  Castlemaine,  at  least  in  this  dress;  nor  do  I 
wonder  if  the  King  changes,  which  I  verily  believe 
is  the  reason  of  his  coldness  to  my  Lady  Castlemaine. 

14th.  This  day  I  hear  the  Judges,  according  to 
order  yesterday,  did  bring  into  the  Lord's  House  their 
reasons  of  their  judgments  in  the  business  between  my 
Lord  Bristol  and  the  Chancellor,  and  the  Lords  do 
concur  with  the  Judges  that  the  articles  are  not 
treason,  nor  regularly  brought  into  the  •House,  and  so 
voted  that  a  committee  should  be  choseu  to  examine 
them,  but  nothing  to  be  done  therein  till  the  next 
sitting  of  this  Parliament  (which  is  likely  to  be  ad- 
journed in  a  day  or  two),  and  in  the  mean  time  the  two 
Lords  to  remain  vrithout  prejudice  done  to  either  of 
them. 

15th.  Captain  Grove  came  and  dined  with  me.  He 
told  me  of  discourse  very  much  to  my  honour,  both  as 
to  my  care  and  ability,  happening  at  the  Duke  of 
Albemarle's  table  the  other  day,  both  from  the  Duke 
and  the  Duchess  themselves,  and  how  I  paid  so  much 
a  year  to  him  whose  place  it  was  of  right,  and  that  Mr. 
Coventry  did  report  this  of  me. 

21st.  This  day  the  Parliament  kept  a  fast  for  the 
present  unseasonable  weather. 

22nd.  To  mj  Lord  Crew's.    Mj  Lord  not  being 


174  PEPYS'S  DIABY.  [July, 

come  home,  I  met  and  stayed  below  with  Captain 
Ferrers,  who  was  come  to  wait  upon  my  Lady 
Jemimah  to  Si  James's,  she  being  one  of  the  four 
ladies  that  hold  up  the  mantle  at  the  christening  this 
afternoon  of  the  Duke's  child  (a  boy).  In  discourse  of 
the  ladies  at  Court,  Captn.  Ferrers  tells  me  that  my 
Lady  Oastlemaine  is  now  as  great  again  as  ever  she 
was ;  and  that  her  going  away  was  only  a  fit  of  her 
own  upon  some  slighting  words  of  the  King,  so  that 
she  called  for  her  coach  at  a  quarter  of  an  hour's 
warning,  and  went  to  Richmond;  and  the  King  the 
next  morning,  under  pretence  of  going  a  hunting,  went 
to  see  her  and  make  friends,  and  never  was  a  hunting 
at  all.  After  which  she  came  back  to  Court,  and  com- 
mands the  King  as  much  as  ever,  and  liath  and  doth 
what  she  wiU.  No  longer  ago  than  last  night,  there 
was  a  private  entertainment  made  for  the  King  and 
Queen  at  the  Duke  of  Buckingham's,  and  she  was  not 
invited:  but  being  at  my  Lady  Suffolk's,  lier  aunt's 
(where  my  Lady  Jemimah  and  Lord  Sandwich  dined), 
yesterday  she  was  heard  to  say,  "Well,  much  good 
may  it  do  them,  and  for  all  that,  I  will  be  as  merry 
as  they ; "  and  so  she  went  home,  and  caused  a  great 
supper  to  be  prepared.  And  after  the  King  had  been 
with  the  Queen  at  Wallingf  ord  House,  he  came  to  my 
Lady  Castlemaine's,  and  was  there  aU  night,  and  my 
Lord  Sandwich  with  him.  He  tells  me  he  believes  that, 
as  soon  as  the  King  can  get  a  husband  for  Mrs.  Stewart, 


1663.J  PEPTS'S   DIABT,  175 

however,  my  Lady  Castlemaine's  nose  will  be  out  of 
joint ;  for  that  she  comes  to  be  in  great  esteem,  and  is 
more  handsome  than  she.  Wotton  tells  me  the  reason  of 
Harris's  going  from  Sir  Wm.  Davenant's  house  is,  that 
he  grew  very  proud  and  demanded  £20  for  himself  extra- 
ordinary more  than  Bet terton  or  anybody  else,  upon  every 
new  play,  and  £10  upon  every  revive,  which  with  other 
things  Sir  W.  Davenant  would  not  give  him,  and  so  he 
swore  he  would  never  act  there  more,  in  expectation  of 
being  received  in  the  other  house ;  but  the  King  will 
not  suffer  it,  upon  Sir  W.  Davenant's  desire  that  he 
would  not,  for  then  he  might  shut  up  house,  and  that 
is  true.  He  tells  me  that  his  going  is  at  present  a 
great  loss  to  the  House,  and  that  he  fears  he  hath  a 
stipend  from  the  other  House  privately.  He  tells  me 
that  the  fellow  grew  very  proud  of  late,  the  King  and 
everybody  else  crying  him  up  so  high,  and  that  above 
Betterton  he  being  a  more  ayery  man,  as  he  is  indeed. 
But  yet  Betterton  he  says,  they  all  say  do  act  some 
parts  that  none  but  himself  can  do.  I  hear  that  the 
Moors  have  made  some  attacks  upon  the  outworks  of 
Tangier ;  but  my  Lord  Teviott,  with  the  loss  of  about 
200  men,  did  beat  them  ofE  and  kill  many  of  them. 
To-morrow  the  King  and  Queen  for  certain  go  down 
to  Tunbridge.  But  the  King  comes  back  again 
against  Monday  to  raise  the  Parliament. 

25th.  Having  intended  this  day  to  go  to  Banstead 
Downs  to  see  a  famous  race,  I  sent  Will  to  get  him* 


176  PEPTS'S  DIAEY.  [July, 

self  ready  to  go  with  me :  but  I  hear  it  is  put  off, 
because  the  Lords  do  sit  in  Parliament  to-day.  After 
some  debate,  Creed  and  I  resolved  to  go  to  Clapham, 
to  Mr.  G-auden's.  When  I  came  there,  the  first  thing 
was  to  show  me  his  house,  which  is  almost  built.  I 
find  it  very  regular  and  finely  contrived,  and  the  gar- 
dens and  offices  about  it  as  convenient  and  as  full  of 
good  variety  as  ever  I  saw  in  my  life.  It  is  true  he 
hath  been  censured  for  laying  out  so  much  money ; 
but  he  tells  me  that  he  built  it  for  his  brother,  who  is 
since  dead  (the  Bishop),  who  when  he  shoiild  come  to 
be  Bishop  of  Winchester,  which  he  was  promised  (to 
which  bishopric  at  present  there  is  no  house),  he  did 
intend  to  dwell  here.  By-and-by  to  diimer,  and  in 
comes  Mr.  Creed ;  I  saluted  his  lady  and  the  young 
ladies,  and  his  sister,  the  Bishop's  widow  ;  who  was,  it 
seems.  Sir  W.  Russel's  daughter,  the  Treasurer  of  the 
Navy ;  who  I  find  to  be  very  well  bred,  and  a  woman 
of  excellent  discourse.  Towards  the  evening  we  bade 
them  adieu,  and  took  horse ;  beingresolvedthat  instead  of 
the  race  which  fails  us,  we  would  go  to  Epsom.  When 
we  came  there  we  could  hear  of  no  lodgings,  the  town 
80  full ;  but  which  was  better,  I  went  towards  Ashted, 
and  there  we  got  a  lodging  in  a  little  hole  we  could 
not  stand  Tipright  in.  While  supper  was  getting  I 
walked  up  and  down  behind  my  cousin  Pepys's  house 
that  was,  which  I  find  comes  little  short  of  what  I  took 
it  to  be  when  I  was  a  little  boy. 


1663.]  PEPYS*S  DIAEY.  1?7 

26th  (Lord's  day).  Up  and  to  the  Wells,  where  a 
great  store  of  citizens,  which  was  the  greatest  part  of 
the  company,  though  there  were  some  others  of  better 
quality.  Thence  I  walked  to  Mr.  Minnes's  house,  and 
thence  to  Durdan's  and  walked  within  the  court-yard 
and  to  the  bowling  green,  where  I  have  seen  so  much 
mirth  in  my  time  ;  but  now  no  family  in  it  (my  Lord 
Barkeley,  whose  it  is,  being  with  his  family  at  London). 
Then  rode  through  Epsom,  the  whole  town  oyer,  seeing 
the  various  companies  that  were  there  walking ;  which 
was  very  pleasant  to  see  how  they  are  there  without 
knowing  what  to  do,  but  only  in  the  morning  to  drink 
waters.  But  Lord !  to  see  how  many  I  met  there  of 
citizens,  that  I  could  not  have  thought  to  have  seen 
there;  that  they  had  ever  had  it  in  their  heads  or 
purses  to  go  down  thither.  "We  went  through  Non- 
such Park  to  the  house,  and  there  viewed  as  much  as 
we  could  of  the  outside,  and  looked  through  the  great 
gates,  and  found  a  noble  court ;  and  altogether  believe 
it  to  have  been  a  very  noble  house,  and  a  delicate  park 
about  it,  where  just  now  there  was  a  doe  killed  for  the 
King  to  carry  up  to  court. 

27th.  "We  rode  hard  home,  and  set  up  our  horses  at 
Fox  Hall,  and  I  by  water  (observing  the  King's  barge 
attending  his  going  to  the  House  this  day)  home,  it 
being  about  one  o'clock.  By  water  to  Westminster, 
and  there  come  most  luckily  to  the  Lords'  House,  as 
the  House  of  Commous  were  going  into  the  Lords' 


178  PEPTS'S  DIAET.  [July, 

House,  and  there  I  crowded  in  along  with  the  Speaker, 
and  got  to  stand  close  behind  him,  where  he  made  his 
speech  to  the  King  (who  sat  with  his  crown  on  and 
robes,  and  so  all  the  Lords  in  their  robes,  a  fine  sight), 
wherein  he  told  his  Majesty  what  they  have  done  this 
Parliament,  and  now  offered  for  his  royal  consent.  The 
greatest  matters  were  a  bill  for  the  Lord's  day  (which 
it  seems  the  Lords  have  lost,  and  so  cannot  be  passed, 
at  which  the  Commons  are  displeased).  The  bills 
against  Conventicles  and  Papists  (but  it  seems  the 
Lords  have  not  passed  them),  and  giving  his  majesty 
iowr  entire  subsidies ;  which  last,  with  about  twenty 
smaller  Acts,  were  passed  with  this  form.  The  Clerk 
of  the  House  reads  the  title  of  the  bill,  and  then  looks 
at  the  end  and  there  finds  (writ  by  the  King,  I  suppose) 
"  Le  Roy  le  veult,"  and  that  he  reads.  And  to  others 
he  reads,  "  Soit  fait  comme  vous  desirez."  And  to  the 
Subsidies,  as  well  that  for  the  Commons,  I  mean  the 
laity,  as  for  the  Clergy,  the  King  writes,  "  Le  Roy 
remerciant  les  Seigneurs  et  Prelats  et  accepte  leur 
benevolence."  The  Speaker's  speech  was  far  from 
any  oratory,  but  was  as  plain  (though  good  matter)  as 
anything  could  be,  and  void  of  elocution.  After  the 
bills  passed,  the  King  sitting  on  his  throne,  with  his 
speech  writ  in  a  paper,  which  he  held  in  his  lap,  and 
scarce  looked  ofB  of  it  all  the  time  he  made  his  speech 
to  them,  giving  them  thanks  for  their  subsidies,  of 
which,  had  he  not  need,  he  would  not  have  asked  or 


leeSJ  PEPYS'S  DIABY.  179 

received  them ;  and  that  need,  not  from  any  extrava- 
gances of  his,  he  was  sure,  in  anything,  but  the  dis- 
orders of  the  times  compelling  him  to  be  at  greater 
charge  than  he  hoped  for  the  future,  by  their  care  in 
their  country,  he  should  be ;  and  that  for  his  family 
expenses  and  others,  he  would  labour  however  to  re- 
trench in  many  things  convenient,  and  would  have  all 
others  to  do  so  too.  He  desired  that  nothing  of  old 
faults  should  be  remembered,  or  severity  for  the  same 
used  to  any  in  the  country,  it  being  his  desire  to  have 
aU  forgot  as  well  as  forgiven.  But,  however,  to  use 
all  care  in  suppressing  any  tumults,  &c.,  assuring  them 
that  the  restless  spirits  of  his  and  their  adversaries 
have  great  expectations  of  something  to  be  done  this 
summer.  And  promised  that  though  the  Acts  about 
Conventicles  and  Papists  were  not  ripe  for  passing 
this  Session,  yet  he  would  take  care  himself  that 
neither  of  them  should  in  this  interval  be  encouraged 
to  the  endangering  of  the  peace ;  and  that  at  their  next 
meeting  he  would  himself  prepare  two  bills  for  them 
concerning  them.  So  he  concluded,  that  for  the  better 
proceeding  of  justice  he  did  think  fit  to  make  this  a 
Session,  and  to  prorogue  them  to  the  16th  of  March 
next.  His  speech  was  very  plain,  nothing  at  all  of 
spirit  in  it,  nor  spoke  with  any ;  but  rather  on  the  con- 
trary imperfectly,  repeating  many  times  his  words, 
though  he  read  aU  :  which  I  am  sorry  to  see,  it  having 
not  been  hard  for  him  to  have  got  all  the  speech  with- 


180  PEPYS'S  DIAEY.  [July, 

out  book.  So  they  all  went  away,  the  King  ont  of  the 
House  at  the  upper  end,  he  being  by-and-by  to  go  to 
Tunbridge  to  the  Queen ;  and  I  in  the  Painted 
Chamber  spoke  with  my  Lord  Sandwich  while  he  was 
putting  off  his  robes,  who  tells  me  he  will  now  hasten 
down  into  the  country.  By  water  to  Whitehall,  and 
walked  over  the  Park  to  St,  James's,  but  missed  Mr. 
Coventry ;  and  so  out  again,  and  there  the  Duke  was 
coming  along  the  Pell  Mell.  It  being  a  little  darkish 
I  stayed  not  to  take  notice  of  him,  but  went  directly 
back  again.  And  in  our  walk  over  the  Park,  one  of 
the  Duke's  footmen  came  running  behind  us,  and  came 
looking  just  in  our  faces  to  see  who  we  were,  and  went 
back  again.  What  his  meaning  is  I  know  not,  but  was 
fearful  that  I  might  not  go  far  enough  with  my  hat  off. 

29th.  To  Deptford,  reading  by  the  way  a  most 
ridiculous  play,  a  new  one,  called  The  Politician 
Cheated. 

30th,  To  Woolwich,  and  there  come  Sir  G.  Carteret, 
and  then  by  water  back  to  Deptford,  where  we  dined 
with  him  at  his  house.  I  find  his  little  daughter 
Betty,  tbat  was  in  hanging  sleeves  but  a  month  or 
two  ago,  and  is  a  very  little  young  child,  married,  and 
to  whom,  but  to  young  Scott,  son  to  Madam  Catharine 
Scott,  that  was  so  long  in  law,  and  at  whose  trial  I 
was  with  her  husband ;  he  pleading  that  it  was  unlaw- 
fully got  and  would  not  own  it,  but  it  seems  a  little 
before  his  death  he  did  own  the  child,  and  hath  left 


1663.]  PEPYS'S  DIAEY.  181 

him  his  estate,  not  long  since.  So  Sir  Q.  Carteret 
hath  struck  up  of  a  sudden  a  match  with  him  for  his 
little  daughter.  He  hath  about  £2,000  per  annum,  and 
it  seems  Sir  G.  C.  hath  by  this  means  OTer-reached  Sir 
H.  Bennet,  who  did  endeavour  to  get  this  gentleman 
for  a  sister  of  his.  By  this  means  Sir  Gr.  Carteret 
hath  married  two  daughters  this  year  both  very  well. 
The  town  talk  this  day  is  of  nothing  but  the  great 
foot-race  run  this  day  on  Banstead  Downs,  between 
Lee,  the  Duke  of  Richmond's  footman,  and  a  tyler,  a 
famous  runner.  And  Lee  hath  beat  him,  though  the 
King  and  Duke  of  York  and  all  men  almost  did  bet 
three  or  four  to  one  upon  the  tyler's  head. 

31st.  To  the  Exchange,  where  I  met  Dr.  Pierce, 
who  tells  me  of  liis  good  luck  to  get  to  be  groom  of  the 
Privy-Chamber  to  the  Queen,  and  without  my  Lord 
SandAvich's  help,  but  only  by  his  good  fortune,  meeting 
a  man  that  hath  let  him  have  his  right  for  a  small 
matter,  about  £60  for  which  he  can  every  day  have 
£400.  But  he  tells  me  my  Lord  hath  lost  much 
honour  in  standing  so  long  and  so  much  for  that 
coxcomb  Pickering,  and  at  last  not  caiTving  it  for 
liim ;  but  hath  his  name  struck  out  by  the  King  and 
Queen  themselves  after  he  had  been  in  ever  since  the 
Queen's  coming.  But  he  tells  me  he  believes  that 
either  Sir  H.  Bennet,  my  Lady  Castlcmaine,  or  Sir 
Charles  Barkeley  had  received  some  money  for  the 
place,  and  so  the  King  could  not  disappoint  them,  but 


182  PEPYS'S  DIARY.  [Jcdy, 

was  forced  to  put  out  this  fool  rather  tlian  a  better 
man.  And  I  am  sorry  to  hear  what  he  tells  me  that 
Sir  Charles  Barkeley  hath  still  such  power  over  the 
King,  as  to  be  able  to  fetch  him  from  the  Council- 
table  to  my  Lady  Castlemaine  when  he  pleases.  He 
tells  me  also,  as  a  friend,  the  great  injury  that  he 
thinks  I  do  myself  by  being  so  severe  in  the  Yards,  and 
contracting  the  iU-will  of  the  whole  Navy  for  those 
offices,  singly  upon  myseK.  Now  I  discharge  a  good 
conscience  therein,  and  I  tell  him  that  no  man  can 
(nor  do  he  say  any  say  it),  charge  me  with  doing 
wrong;  but  rather  do  as  many  good  offices  as  any 
man.  They  think,  he  says,  that  I  have  a  mind  to  get 
a  good  name  with  the  King  and  Duke,  who,  he  tells 
me,  do  not  consider  any  such  thing ;  but  I  shall  have 
as  good  thanks  to  let  aU  alone,  and  do  as  the  rest. 
But  I  believe  the  contrary  ;  and  yet  I  told  him  I  never 
go  to  the  Duke  alone,  as  others  do,  to  talk  of  my  own 
services.  However,  I  will  make  use  of  his  counsel, 
and  take  some  course  to  prevent  having  the  single 
iU-will  of  the  office.  Mr.  Grant  showed  me  letters  of 
Sir  William  Petty's,  wherein  he  says,  that  his  vessel, 
which  he  hath  built  upon  two  keels  (a  model  whereof, 
built  for  the  King,  he  showed  me),  hath  this  month 
won  a  wager  of  £50  in  sailing  between  Dublin  and 
Holyhead  with  the  packet-boat,  the  best  ship  or 
vessel  the  King  hath  there,  and  he  offers  to  lay  with 
any  vessel  in  the  world.    It  is  about  thirty  ton  in 


1663.1  PEPTS'S  DIABT.  183 

bxirden,  and  carries  thirty  men,  with  good  accommoda- 
tion (as  much  more  as  any  ship  of  her  burden),  and  so 
any  vessel  of  this  figure  shall  carry  more  men,  with 
better  accommodation  by  half,  than  any  other  ship. 
This  carries  also  ten  guns,  of  about  five  tons  weight. 
In  their  coming  back  from  Holyhead  they  started 
together,  and  this  vessel  came  to  Dublin  by  five  at 
night,  and  the  packet-boat  not  before  eight  the  next 
morning,  and  when  they  came  they  did  believe  that 
this  vessel  had  been  drowned,  or  at  least  behind,  not 
thinking  she  could  have  lived  in  that  sea.  Strange 
things  are  told  of  this  vessel,  and  he  concludes  his 
letter  with  this  position,  "  I  only  aflB.rm  that  the  per- 
fection of  sailing  lies  in  my  principle,  find  it  out  who 
can." 

August  8.  I  with  Mr.  Coventry  down  to  the  water- 
side, talking,  wherein  I  see  so  much  goodness  and 
endeavours  of  doing  the  King  service,  that  I  do  more 
and  more  admire  him. 

9th.  To  church,  and  heard  Mr.  MUls  (who  is  lately 
returned  out  of  the  country,  and  it  seems  was  fetched 
in  by  many  of  the  parishioners,  with  great  state) 
preach  upon  the  authority  of  the  ministers,  upon  these 
words,  "  We  are,  therefore,  ambassadors  of  Christ." 
Wherein,  among  other  high  expressions,  he  said,  that 
such  a  learned  man  used  to  say,  that  if  a  minister  of 
the  word  and  an  angel  should  meet  him  together,  he 
would  salute  the  minister  first,  which  methoaght  was 


184  PEPTS's  DIABT.  [August, 

a  little  too  high.  This  day  I  began  to  make  use  of 
the  silver  pen  (Mr.  Coventry  did  give  me)  in  writing 
of  this  sermon,  taking  only  the  heads  of  it  in  Latin, 
which  I  shall,  I  think,  continue  to  do. 

10th.  To  the  Committee  of  Tangier,  where  my  Lord 
Sandwich,  my  Lord  Peterborough  (whom  I  have  not 
seen  before  since  his  coming  back).  Sir  W.  Compton, 
and  Mr.  Povy.  Our  discourse  about  supplying  my 
Lord  Teviott  with  money,  wherein  I  am  sorry  to  see, 
though  they  do  not  care  for  him,  yet  they  are  willing 
to  let  him  for  civUity  and  compliment  only  have 
money  also  without  expecting  any  account  of  it ;  and 
he  being  such  a  cunning  fellow  as  he  is,  the  King  is 
like  to  pay  dear  for  our  courtier's  ceremony.  Thence 
by  coach  with  my  Lords  Peterborough  and  Sandwich 
to  my  Lord  Peterborough's  house ;  and  there,  after  an 
hour's  Ipoking  over  some  fine  books  of  the  Italian 
buildings,  with  fine  cuts,  and  also  my  Lord  Peter- 
borough's bows  and  arrows,  of  which  he  is  a  g^eat 
lover,  we  sat  down  to  dinner,  my  Lady  coming  down 
to  dinner  also,  and  there  being  Mr.  Williamson,  that 
belongs  to  Sir  H.  Bennet,  whom  I  find  a  pretty 
understanding  and  accomplished  man,  but  a  little 
conceited.  Yesterday,  I  am  told,  that  Sir  J.  Lenthall 
in  Southwark  did  apprehend  about  one  hundred 
Quakers,  and  other  such  people,  and  hath  sent  some  of 
them  to  the  gaol  at  Kingston,  it  being  now  the  time 
of  the  Assizes.    Dr.  Pierce  tells  me  the  Queen  is 


1663.]  PEPTS'S  DIAST.  185 

grown  a  very  debonnaire  lady ;  but  my  Lady  Castle- 
maine,  who  rules  the  King  in  matters  of  state,  and  does 
what  she  lists  with  him,  he  believes  is  now  falling 
quite  out  of  favour.  Aiter  the  Queen  is  come  back 
she  goes  to  the  Bath,  and  so  to  Oxford,  where  great 
entertainments  are  making  for  her.  This  day  I  am 
told  that  my  Lord  Bristol  hath  warrants  issued  out 
against  him,  to  have  cari'ied  him  to  the  Tower,  but  he 
is  fled  away  or  hid  himself.  So  much  the  Chancellor 
hath  got  the  better  of  him. 

13th.  Met  with  Mr.  Hoole,  my  old  acquaintance  of 
Magdalene,  and  walked  with  him  an  hour  in  the  Park, 
discoursing  chiefly  of  Sir  Samuel  Morland,  whose  lady 
is  gone  into  France.  It  seems  he  buys  ground  and  a 
farm  in  that  country,  and  lays  out  money  upon  build- 
ing, and  Grod  knows  what,  so  that  most  of  the  money 
he  sold  his  pension  of  £500  per  annum  for  to  Sir 
Arthur  Slingsby  is  believed  is  gone.  It  seems  he  hath 
very  great  promises  from  the  King,  and  Hoole  has 
seen  some  of  the  King's  letters,  under  his  own  hand, 
to  Morland,  promising  him  great  things  (and  among 
others,  the  order  of  the  Garter,  as  Sir  Samuel  says) ; 
but  his  lady  thought  it  below  her  to  ask  anything  at 
the  King's  first  coming,  believing  the  King  would  do 
it  of  himself,  when  as  Hoole  do  really  think  if  he  had 
asked  to  be  Secretary  of  State  at  the  King's  first 
coming,  he  might  have  had  it.  And  the  other  day  at 
her  going  into  France,  she  did  speak  largely  to  the 


186  PEPTS'S  DIAEY.  [August, 

King  herself,  how  her  husband  hath  failed  of  what  his 
Majesty  had  promised,  and  she  was  sure  intended  him ; 
and  the  King  did  promise  still,  as  he  is  a  King  and  a 
gentleman,  to  be  as  good  as  his  word  in  a  little  time,  to 
a  tittle  :  but  I  never  believe  it. 

21st.  Meeting  with  Mr.  Cre«d,  he  told  me  how  my 
Lord  Teviott  hath  received  another  attack  from  Guy- 
land  at  Tangier  with  10,000  men,  and  at  last,  as  is  said, 
is  come,  after  a  personal  treaty  with  him,  to  a  good 
understanding  and  peace  with  him. 

23rd.  To  church,  and  so  home  to  my  wife ;  and 
with  her  read  "  Iter  Boreale,"  a  poem,  made  first  at 
the  King's  coming  home  ;  but  I  never  read  it  before, 
and  now  like  it  pretty  well,  but  not  so  as  it  was 
cried  up. 

,  24th.  At  my  Lord  Sandwich's,  where  I  was  a  good 
while  alone  with  my  Lord ;  and  I  perceive  he  confides 
in  me  and  loves  me  as  he  uses  to  do,  and  tells  me  his 
condition,  which  is  now  very  weU;  aU  I  fear  is 
that  he  wiU  not  live  within  compass.  There  come  to 
him  this  morning  his  prints  of  the  river  Tagus  and  the 
city  of  Lisbon,  which  he  measured  with  his  own  hand, 
and  printed  by  command  of  the  King.  My  Lord 
pleases  himself  with  it,  but  methinks  it  ought  to  have 
been  better  done  than  by  Jobing.  Besides  I  put  him 
upon  having  some  took  off  upon  white  satin,  which 
he  ordered  presently.  I  offered  my  Lord  my  accounts, 
and  did  give  him  up  his  old  bond  for  £500  and  took  a 


1663.]  PEPTS'S   DIABT.  187 

new  one  of  him  for  £700,  which  I  am,  by  lending  him 
more  money,  to  make  up ;  and  am  glad  of  it. 

25th.  This  noon  going  to  the  Exchange,  I  met  a  fine 
fellow  with  trumpets  before  him  in  LeadenhaJl  Street, 
and  upon  inquiry  I  find  that  he  is  the  clerk  of  the  City 
Market ;  and  three  or  four  men  carried  each  of  them  an 
arrow  of  a  pound  weight  in  their  hands.  It  seems  this 
Lord  Mayor  begins  again  an  old  custom,  that  upon  the 
three  first  days  of  Bartholomew  Pair,  the  first,  there  is 
a  match  of  wrestling,  which  was  done,  and  the  Lord 
Mayor  there  and  the  Aldermen  in  Moorfields  yester- 
day; second  day,  shooting;  and  to-morrow  hunting. 
And  this  officer  of  course  is  to  perform  this  ceremony 
of  riding  through  the  city,  I  think  to  proclaim  or  chal- 
lenge any  to  shoot.  It  seems  the  people  of  the  fair  cry 
out  upon  it  as  a  great  hindrance  to  them. 

26th.  To  Whitehall,  where  the  Court  full  of 
waggons  and  horses,  the  King  and  Court  going  this 
day  out  towards  the  Bath.  Pleased  to  see  Captn. 
Hickes  come  to  me  with  a  list  of  all  the  officers  of 
Deptford  Yard,  wherein  he,  being  a  high  old  Cavalier, 
do  give  me  an  account  of  every  one  of  them  to  their 
reproach  in  all  respects,  and  discovers  many  of  their 
knaveries ;  and  tells  me,  and  so  I  thank  God  I  hear 
everywhere,  that  my  name  is  up  for  a  good  husband  to 
the  King,  and  a  good  man,  for  which  I  bless  Grod ; 
and  that  he  did  this  by  particular  direction  of  Mr. 
Coventry. 


188  PEPYS'S  DIAEY.  [September, 

28{h.  Cold  all  night  and  this  morning,  and  a  very 
great  frost  they  say  abroad,  which  is  much,  having  had 
no  summer  at  all  almost. 

September  2.  To  dinner  with  my  Lord  Mayor  and 
the  Aldermen,  and  a  very  great  dinner  and  most  excel- 
lent venison,  but  it  almost  made  me  sick  by  not  daring 
to  drink  wine.  Aiter  dinner  into  a  withdrawing- 
room ;  and  there  we  talked,  among  other  things,  of  the 
Lord  Mayor's  sword.  They  tell  me  this  sword  is  at 
least  a  hundred  or  two  hundred  years  old ;  and  another 
that  he  hath,  which  is  called  the  Black  Sword,  which 
the  Lord  Mayor  wears  when  he  mourns,  but  properly 
is  their  Lenten  sword  to  wear  upon  Good  Friday  and 
other  Lent  days,  is  older  than  that.  Mr.  Lewellin, 
lately  come  from  Ireland,  tells  me  liow  the  English 
interest  falls  mightily  there,  the  Irish  party  being  too 
great,  so  that  most  of  the  old  rebels  are  found  innocent, 
and  their  lands,  which  were  forfeited  and  bought  or 
given  to  the  English,  are  restored  to  them;  which 
gives  great  discontent  there  among  the  English. 
Groing  through  the  City,  my  Lord  Mayor  told  me  how 
the  pillar  set  up  by  Exeter  House  is  only  to  show 
where  the  pipes  of  water  run  to  the  City ;  and  observed 
that  this  City  is  as  well  watered  as  any  city  in  the 
world,  and  that  the  bringing  of  water  to  the  City  hath 
cost  it  first  and  last  above  £300,000 ;  but  by  the  new 
building,  and  the  building  of  St.  James's  by  my  Lord 
St.  Albans,  which  is  now  about  (and  which  the  City 


16fl3.]  PEPTS'S  DIAET.  189 

stomach  I  perceive  highly,  but  dare  not  oppose  it), 
were  it  now  to  be  done,  it  would  not  be  done  for  a 
million  of  money. 

4th.  To  "Westminster  Hall,  and  there  bought  the  first 
news  books  of  L'Estrange's  writing,  he  beginning  this 
week ;  and  makes,  methinks,  but  a  simple  beginning. 
This  day  I  read  a  Proclamation  for  calling  in  and 
commanding  everybody  to  apprehend  my  Lord  Bristol. 

5th.  I  did  inform  myself  well  in  things  relating  to 
the  East  Indies;  both  of  the  country,  and  the  dis- 
appointment the  King  met  with  the  last  voyage,  by  the 
knavery  of  the  Portugal  Viceroy,  and  the  inconsider- 
ableness  of  the  place  of  Bombay,  if  we  had  had  it.  But 
above  all  things  it  seems  strange  to  me  that  matters 
should  not  be  understood  before  they  went  out ;  and 
also  that  such  a  thing  as  this,  which  was  expected  to  be 
one  of  the  best  parts  of  the  Queen's  portion,  should  not 
be  better  understood ;  it  being,  if  we  had  it,  but  a  poor 
place,  and  not  really  so  as  was  described  to  our  King 
in  the  draught  of  it,  but  a  poor  little  island ;  whereas 
they  made  the  King  and  Lord  Chancellor,  and  other 
learned  men  about  the  King,  believe  that  that,  and 
other  islands  which  are  near  it,  were  aU  one  piece : 
and  so  the  draught  was  drawn  and  presented  to  the 
King,  and  believed  by  the  King,  and  expected  to 
prove  so  when  oar  men  come  thither ;  but  it  is  quite 
otherwise. 

12th.  Up  betimes,  and  by  water  to  Whitehall ;  and 


190  PEPYS'S  DIABY.  fSeptember, 

thence  to  Sir  Philip  Warwick,  and  there  had  half  an 
hour's  private  discourse  with  him  :  and  did  gire  him 
some  good  satisfaction  in  our  Navy  matters,  and  he 
also  me,  as  to  the  money  paid  and  due  to  the  Navy  ; 
so  as  he  makes  me  assured  by  particulars,  that  Sir  G. 
Carteret  is  paid  within  £80,000,  every  farthing  that 
we  to  this  day,  nay  to  Michaelmas  day  next,  have 
demanded ;  and  that,  I  am  sure,  is  above  £50,000  more 
than  truly  our  expenses  have  been,  whatever  is  become 
of  the  money.  Home  with  great  content  that  I  have 
thus  begun  an  acquaintance  with  him,  who  is  a  great 
man,  and  a  man  of  as  much  business  as  any  man 
in  England;  which  I  will  endeavour  to  deserve  and 


22nd.  This  day  the  King  and  Queen  are  to  come  to 
Oxford.  I  hear  my  Lady  Castlemaine  is  for  certain 
gone  to  Oxford  to  meet  him,  having  lain  within  here 
at  home  this  week  or  two,  supposed  to  have  miscarried; 
but  for  certain  is  as  great  in  favour  as  heretofore ;  at 
least  Mrs.  Sarah  at  my  Lord's,  who  hears  all  from 
their  own  family,  do  say  so.  Every  day  brings  news 
of  the  Turk's  advance  into  Germany,  to  the  awakening 
of  all  the  Christian  Princes  thereabouts,  and  possessing 
himself  of  Hungary. 

24th.  I  went  forth  by  water  to  Sir  Philip  "Warwick's, 
where  I  was  with  him  a  pretty  while;  and  in  dis- 
course he  tells  me,  and  made  it  appear  to  me  that 
the  King  cannot  be  in  debt  to  the  Navy  at  this  time 


1663.]  PEPYS'S  DIABT.  191 

£5,000 :  and  it  is  my  opinion  that  Sir  O.  Carteret  do 
owe  the  King  money,  and  yet  the  whole  Navy  debt 
paid.  Thence  I  parted,  being  doubtful  of  myself  that 
I  have  not  spoke  with  the  gravity  and  weight  that  I 
ought  to  do  in  so  great  a  business.  But  I  rather  hope 
it  is  my  doubtfulness  of  myseK,  and  the  haste  which  he 
was  in,  some  very  great  personages  waiting  for  him 
without,  while  he  was  with  me,  that  made  him  willing 
to  be  gone. 

28th.  To  Whitehall,  where  Sir  J.  Minnes  and  I  did 
spend  an  hour  in  the  Gallery,  looking  upon  the 
pictures,  in  which  he  hath  some  judgment.  And  by- 
and-by  the  Commissioners  for  Tangier  met :  and  there 
my  Lord  Teviott,  together  with  Captain  Cuttance, 
Captain  Evans,  and  Jonas  Moore,  sent  to  that  purpose, 
did  bring  us  a  brave  draught  of  the  mole  to  be  built 
there  ;  and  report  that  it  is  likely  to  be  the  most  con- 
siderable place  the  King  of  England  hath  in  the 
world ;  and  so  I  am  apt  to  think  it  will.  After  dis- 
course of  this,  and  of  supplying  the  garrison  with 
some  more  horse,  we  rose ;  and  Sir  J.  Minnes  and  I 
home  again,  finding  the  street  about  our  house  full. 
Sir  R.  Ford  beginning  his  shrievalty  to-day :  and, 
what  with  his,  and  our  houses  being  new  painted,  the 
street  begins  to  look  a  good  deal  better  than  it 
did,  and  more  graceful.  News  that  the  King  comes 
to  town  for  certain  on  Thursday  next  from  his  great 
progress. 


192  PEPYS'S  DIAEY.  [September,  1663- 

29th.  Coine  Mr.  Sympson  to  set  up  my  wife's  cliim- 
ney-piece  in  her  closet,  whicli  pleases  me. 

SOth.  In  the  afternoon  by  water  to  Whitehall,  to  the 
Tangier  Committee;  where  my  Lord  Teviott;  which 
grieves  me  to  see  that  his  accounts  being  to  be 
examined  by  us,  there  are  none  of  the  great  men  at  the 
Board  that  in  compliment  will  except  against  any- 
thing in  them,  and  so  none  of  the  little  persons  dare 
do  it :  so  the  King  is  abused.  Blessed  be  God,  I  do 
find  myself  £760  creditor,  notwithstanding  that  for 
clothes  for  myself  and  wife,  and  laying  out  her  closet, 
I  have  spent  this  month  £47.  To-morrow  the  King, 
Queen,  Duke  and  his  Lady,  and  the  whole  court  comes 
to  town  from  their  progress.  All  the  common  talk  for 
news  is,  the  Turk  his  advance  in  Hungary. 


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